The Foley Artist
2020 | 13’ (loop)| Interactive Installation (HD video, audio mixer), two audio channels
Foleys are the recreation of everyday sound in cinema— the sound of a door closing, clothes swishing, footsteps, water running.
In this installation, a silent short film is accompanied by two audio tracks. One was composed by a foley artist, and the other by an algorithm which identifies images and retrieves corresponding sounds from the internet, acting as an AI “foley artist”. Using a mixer, viewers produce a live composition from both channels, blending the two perspectives— human and AI— into one.
Foley artist: Aaron Smith
Programming & sound design:
Billy Bennet, Aaron Moreno Ayala
Cinematography: Yoni Goldstein
Performance: Gwyneth Anderson
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