THE TOWEL OF BABEL

2022

In collaboration with

Sonia de Jagger, Philip Gebben, Edo Maas, Nilsu Mengi, Emma van Mol, Fleur Neeleman, Ruth van Mourik, Noa Höweler, Jasmine Fenwick, Nathalie Metztelaar, Leja Kancerevyciute








The Towel of Babel is both a performance and a publication.

Inspired by Borges’ library, this work is the result of a three-month group conversation recorded and transcribed by artificial intelligence.
At each meeting, the previous transcription would be read to examine the ‘mistakes’ resulting from vocal misunderstandings by the AI. Again, the conversation would be recorded to be re-discussed the next time, and so on.

After three months, a performance was staged in which part of the transcript was read and discussed with the public.