iii and Rewire are seeking two performers to take part in the program of Proximity Music: Sensing After Thought on April 8-10 in The Hague. 

The performers will work with artist Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork on the realisation of her work The input of this machine is the power an output contains. 

Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork is an artist based in Los Angeles with a background in history of communication technologies, acoustics, computer music and contemporary dance. Her work has been described as exploring the “choreographic potential of sound”. She plays with sound and architecture, often introducing sculptural elements that modulate how we listen, see and navigate space. The human voice and the human body play a central role in her work. Through the use of both speech and song, language unfolds in it’s sonic, semantic and affective dimensions. 

For Proximity Music: Sensing After Thought, Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork will be presenting a new version, adjusted to the space of Amare in The Hague, of The input of this machine is the power an output contains: a durational performance investigating public speech. A performer is asked to recite an AI-generated text created with a machine learning system trained on political speeches. The voice is processed by electroacoustic means shifting between intelligibility and unintelligibility. Visitors are invited to come and go at any time and explore the textual and acoustic space together with the performers. 

The work will be performed on April 8,9,10 at Amare in The Hague. Each performer will be scheduled to take shifts, performing 2 hours circa each day. Rehearsals are planned for April 6th and 7th. A meeting with the artist will be arranged ahead of these dates. 

This is some video documentation of a previous presentation of this project:

You can find the text that performers will use as the basis for their improvisation during the performance HERE

Each performer will receive a fee of €1000 (ex Dutch VAT). 
To apply send a short email introducing yourself and your interest in this project. Please include links to website, videos, social media sites etc where we can find relevant previous work. Specifically, we are interested to see videos in which applicants are reciting a text, giving a speech etc. Send your applications to: matteo@instrumentinventors.org

Deadline: we will receive and handle applications as they arrive (first come first served). 
Exhibition curator Matteo Marangoni and Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork will be selecting candidates. 

16.03.2022 UPDATE: the call is now closed

Proximity Music is a joint exhibition program initiated in 2021 by iii and Rewire which seeks to connect music, architecture, technology, ritual and play through physical experiences engaging with all the senses.