What is Socrates Phone Number?
2016
1-1 Performance
One-to-one performance
A woman sits at a table. Next to her is a vacant chair. Participants are invited to join her and read through a script in the part of UNKNOWN PERSON.
'What is Socrates' telephone number?' begins with an understanding of how our brain works - how actions and memories of actions create the same neural pathways. When asked a question the brain can determine in advance whether there is any point searching the memory for that fact – or if it is pointless.
The script has been taken from conversations the artist has with an AI (www.cleverbot.com) during a period of emotional turmoil: the breakdown of a relationship. The work invites participants to consider their own desires and motivations and aims to playfully disrupt their understanding of who they are.
A woman sits at a table. Next to her is a vacant chair. Participants are invited to join her and read through a script in the part of UNKNOWN PERSON.
'What is Socrates' telephone number?' begins with an understanding of how our brain works - how actions and memories of actions create the same neural pathways. When asked a question the brain can determine in advance whether there is any point searching the memory for that fact – or if it is pointless.
The script has been taken from conversations the artist has with an AI (www.cleverbot.com) during a period of emotional turmoil: the breakdown of a relationship. The work invites participants to consider their own desires and motivations and aims to playfully disrupt their understanding of who they are.
Homegrown, Home For Waifs And Strays artist development programme.
Performance at Live Art Bistro, Leeds.
Performance at The Hive, London in partnership with Steakhouse Live.
Made with the support of Arts Council and Jerwood Charitable Foundation
Performance at Live Art Bistro, Leeds.
Performance at The Hive, London in partnership with Steakhouse Live.
Made with the support of Arts Council and Jerwood Charitable Foundation