Genesis

Genesis recounts a true story about embodiment "told" using voice synthesis and animation display on a MacIntosh computer. It was installed at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia in 1991. A computer is swaddled in blankets in a small baby carriage. A text appears on the screen that tells the (true) story of a woman who miscarries and keeps the fetus in her refrigerator. The narrator's voice is artificial, generated by a speech synthesis chip, but it gains in emotive and affective tone as the story develops. This is a very unsettling work that raises questions about technology, virtual communication, ethics, and psychology. Viewable at: http://www.ubu.com/film/rose_genesis.html

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Year: 

1991

Country: 

United States
Technical data

Original format: 

Installation

Colour: 

Colour

Sound: 

Sound

Length: 

4 minutes

Other info: 

Single channel video installation

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