ZHAO JIAJING
赵嘉旌
Compositions
Installations
Sound Design & Soundtracks
Information
CV
Generative Sound Installation/ 2023
Synthesiser units, audio patch cord, power cords, stereo sound
Size variable
Infinite duration
Sonic Bodies is a generative sound installation that portrays an artificial body. It features interconnected synthesiser units, a micro-computer, patch cords, a data rack, and loudspeakers, visually resembling an electronic embryo.
Scientists predict that the age of organic life forms is nearing its end, with intelligent machines poised to replace humans as the dominant life forms. Sonic Bodies speculates on a post-humanist body, a sanctuary for human consciousness. In what form does the human race endure? What language will they speak? Do they still dream? This installation is a fictional exploration of these questions.
The combination of synthesiser and micro-computer creates a generative environment, linking a sound database representing intimate sonic experiences with a chaotic network, collectively generating an ever-evolving, non-repetitive soundscape. Over time, the soundscape progresses through stages of re-synthesis, overwriting, feedback, fragmentation, and dissolution—much like the dreams of an actual human.