Year: 2025
Location: New York, NY
Bodies in Hyperreality is a real-time, audience-driven choreographic interface that reimagines the body through dance history and algorithmic aesthetics. Two adjacent “mirrors” reflect each participant: one shows a live video feed; the other, a hyperreal AI-generated scene scored by historical dance prompts from Jacob’s Pillow archivists Patsy Gay and Norton Owen. Visitors contribute prompts via a mobile web interface, shaping the machine’s vision. The installation highlights both creative agency and the biases of generative systems, inviting reflection on authorship, embodiment, and algorithmic perception.
Materials: Interactive installation responsive to live web inputs
Technique: StreamDiffusion image generator with real-time interaction system built with TouchDesigner, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, WebSockets, archival text prompts, audience text prompts