| Maker | Farzaneh Nouri |
| Duration | 35 min |
| Part of |
Ticket to Utopia
Season 26-27 |
When AI and humans improvise as equals
In Sensing Machines: Of Flesh and Inference, you witness a live electro-acoustic improvisation between body, sensors, and an AI agent. What emerges is neither fully human nor fully machine, but something in between. Step into a science-fiction-like landscape filled with unheard sounds and cinematic visuals by sound artist Farzané. Discover how the work challenges the idea that a machine is simply a tool.
A live audiovisual performance by a Rewire favorite
You may know Farzané (Farzaneh Nouri) from previous Rewire events, where she captivated audiences with her performances. This time is no different. In this work, she wears a network of sensors that capture physical movement and gesture as real-time data. This data feeds an AI improviser that is not trained to follow or respond, but to answer, destabilize, and co-propose.
When even AI doesn’t know the answer
The sensors function like a shared neural system between two different forms of intelligence. In Sensing Machines: Of Flesh and Inference, the work unpacks what happens when two agents – one biological, one artificial – enter a shared state of not-knowing, and treat that uncertainty as the starting point.
Farzaneh Nouri is a musician and sound artist. She grew up in Iran, where she first studied classical piano and later cello, and went on to study film at the University of Art in Tehran. This background in image, storytelling, and composition continues to inform her musical practice. She later moved to the Netherlands to study sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where she deepened her focus on experimental music and live electronics.
In her performances, Farzaneh combines acoustic instruments, electronics, and computer technology into intense, physical listening experiences. She works with live improvisation in which humans and machines respond to one another, including through the use of artificial intelligence. Her work moves between concert and performance, inviting audiences not only to hear sound, but to experience it as something constantly shifting and unfolding in the present moment.
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