Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst's AI-Generated Doppelgänger Explores Humanist Technology at Serpentine
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst will showcase their exhibition 'The Call' at Serpentine North in London, running from 4 October to 2 February. This exhibition highlights sound-centric installations that delve into AI training methodologies, including the online initiative xhairymutantx (2024), which creates digital images of a morphing entity resembling Herndon. The exhibition is structured into three sections: gathering materials, compressing them, and crafting sounds. Notable installations comprise 'The Wheel' (2024), which features songbooks from 15 community choirs across the UK, and 'The Oratory' (2024), allowing attendees to sing alongside the choir model. Their past collaborations include the 2019 album 'Proto' and the 2021 project 'Holly+'. The exhibit underscores the collective effort in developing AI companions.
Key facts
- Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst's solo exhibition 'The Call' runs from 4 October to 2 February at Serpentine North in London
- The exhibition features sound-based installations that reveal AI training processes, including 'The Wheel' (2024) and 'The Oratory' (2024)
- Their online project xhairymutantx (2024) generates AI portraits of a green-suited figure based on Herndon
- The artists have collaborated since 2013, with projects like the album 'Proto' (2019) and 'Holly+' (2021)
- They developed tools like 'Have I Been Trained?' (2022) to check image use in AI training
- Fifteen UK community choirs were recorded for the exhibition, with a governance body managing their voice data
- Herndon and Dryhurst describe AI as a 'coordinating system' similar to choirs or techno beats
- Their work references conceptual artists like Yoko Ono and Mierle Laderman Ukeles
Entities
Artists
- Holly Herndon
- Mat Dryhurst
- Ernest Shackleton
- T.S. Eliot
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
- Marianna Simnett
- Martine Syms
- Yoko Ono
- Mierle Laderman Ukeles
- Fernando Garcia Dory
Institutions
- Whitney Biennial
- Serpentine Galleries
- Serpentine North
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Antarctica