Michela de Mattei, Estée Lauder: Adapting (2016, 4’03’’), performed by Lora Juodkaité.
In this short film sequence, artist Michela de Mattei recorded and edited a series of Skype conversations with a talking myna bird, Estée Lauder. The conversations reflect on embodiment and exchange across species, marking a deepening relationship between the artist and her interlocutor.
Artists, dancers, writers and scientists gathered at the London Zoo to consider animal, human and artificial consciousness, language, and interspecies communication. See below for participants. Participants include writer Ted Chiang, artist Michela de Mattei; dancer Claire Filmon (performing Simone Forti); artist Rasmus Nielsen; dolphin cognition researcher Diana Reiss, as well as a remote participation by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and a screening of The Great Silence by Allora & Calzadilla (in collaboration with Ted Chiang).
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