Two performers encounter the audience with human and technologized modes of perception. Inspired by an examination of artificial (emotional) intelligence and recognition technology, a live experiment is created that focuses on the question of perception. What does it mean to be “recognized” and how do we perceive? How can we discover intelligence in the connections between bodies? The performance invites us to drift through sensory layers (sounds, visuals, touch) and discover new notions of body and self. In this realm of the in-between, we explore the poetics of glitches – disturbances in the system. We search for a cosmos in the interplay of sensitivity, projections, emotions and spatial fluidity. Emotions are set to music and data is transformed into living feedback loops between sound and body. The performative encounter can itself become a glitch in the system of our perception; looking for human sensitivity and connectedness in the cracks between categorisation.
[Herein lies a paradox:] glitch moves, but glitch also blocks. It incites
movement while simultaneously creating an obstacle. Glitch prompts and
glitch prevents. With this, glitch becomes a catalyst, opening up new
pathways, allowing us to seize on new directions. On the Internet we
explore new publics, engage with new audiences, and, above all, glitschen
between new conceptions of bodies and selves. Thus, glitch is something
that extends beyond the most literal technological mechanics: it helps us to
celebrate failure as a generative force, a new way to take on the world.
Legacy Russell »Glitch Feminism«
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Gloria Höckner is a freelance choreographer and performer. Gloria’s artistic works deal with the relationship of the body to technology and power structures as well as the transformational potential of sound experiences.
