Artist Talk: Toni Dove on 'Sunjammer 6: A Tale Blown by a Solar Breeze'
Toni Dove, internationally known innovator in the field of emerging technology and pioneer of interactive cinema discusses her work.
Toni Dove, internationally known innovator in the field of emerging technology and pioneer of interactive cinema discusses her work.
This innovative fusion of sculpture, game, cinema, and performance invites viewers into a poetic and dreamlike experience. An AI driven instrument tells the story of Hypatia, a Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher, who returns as a ghost ten years in our future and encounters a NASA engineer building an off-world power station. They connect across time using mathematics and physics. The core of Hypatia is a hybrid AI that interacts with viewer-operators, creating the illusion of a complex personality. Set in the Schwarzman Center's iconic Dome, by day the work engages audiences in a dynamic narrative installation activated by their movements, making them part of the story. A longer narrative version is performed by dancer/operators for two evening events.
