You are 99% likely to see this show, A livestream performance at CultureHub, New York, April 13, 2020

In collaboration with Sebastian Morales, Katya Rozanova, Kengchakaj Kengkarnka, Julphan Tilapornputt

A pianist, a guitarist, two readers, and a bot meet online for a live performance. As delays build and propagate throughout the network, they collectively generate a live-score over which a foreign speaker and native speaker enunciate, whose compressed voices are then analyzed and transcribed by a bot in search of meaning. The certainty in algorithms clashes against the uncertainty in human speech.

Note: This show transformed from “You are 99% likely to come to this show” to this livestream version “You are 99% likely to see to this show”. Although we try to keep the context and ideas the same, the medium is drastically different and thus the show is a very different one.

The name of the show “You are 99% likely to see to this show” came from the idea of our automated life right now. We allow for algorithms to influence our choice through recommendation and search. With the advancements in AI and neural networks making computers smarter and faster than ever before, we approach a winner-take-all ecosystem. Answering all our questions with a single “most correct” response. The computer gives us 1 result and we believe it.

As humans, we often follow instincts and gut feelings. Sometimes, with little confidence or awareness, but we decide to do it anyway. In this show, humans and machines perform together, creating room for improvisation, exposing levels of confidence, and reinterpreting meaning in the process.

This work was developed as part of the residency at CultureHub, New York