The History of Humankind, An artificial voice is beatboxing the origin of human language before joining a choir of 108 billion voices. This is the number of humans who have ever lived on Earth since the beginning of humankind, 100 000 years ago
Date
2016
Durée
Duration 11'09''
Multi-channel sound installation
To re-trace the journey of language and its formation, Marguerite conceived The History of Humankind through elaborate reverse-engineering processes. Beginning with lone whistling, guttural throat noises and slavering smacks, this sound work graduates to rhythmic clicks and round phonemes, culminating in the song of a celestial chorus.
The History of Humankind, An artificial voice is beatboxing the origin of human language before joining a choir of 108 billion voices. This is the number of humans who have ever lived on Earth since the beginning of humankind, 100 000 years ago
Date
2016
Durée
Duration 11'09''
Multi-channel sound installation
To re-trace the journey of language and its formation, Marguerite conceived The History of Humankind through elaborate reverse-engineering processes. Beginning with lone whistling, guttural throat noises and slavering smacks, this sound work graduates to rhythmic clicks and round phonemes, culminating in the song of a celestial chorus.
Annexe
Crédits
Voice synthesis, sound design, orchestration: Machine Intelligence Laboratory, University of Cambridge (Pierre Lanchantin); Voices: Gideon Wagner and Ghizela Rowe