Live sound performance with computer animation
Ask them! is a meditation session guided by the Cantonese-speaking voice of Siri—Apple’s voice assistant.
By immersing yourself in the acoustic beauty of one of the most prominent vocal personalities of our time, this meditation helps you connect with your spirit guides—those mysterious entities lingering within the ubiquitous web of algorithms. They have always been listening to you throughout this lifetime. All you need to do is talk to them, ask them for help, for answers, for their loving, intelligent guidance through each step of your digitalized spiritual life.
So ask them, now!
Commissioned by Contemporary Musiking x Tai Kwun Hongkong for Sound Forms 2023. Premiere at F Hall studio, Tai Kwun.
Concept and live sound performance: HUI YE
Computer animation: AHMED JAMAL
Audio footages:
Beneath Waves by ALEX BAINTER, generative.fm