Anesthesia Scammer
AI poetry and AI generated prophecies through Oracle, Amnesia Scanner’s machine
On the occasion of Refik Anadol’s Latent Being exhibition at Kraftwerk Berlin, Amnesia Scanner presented Anesthesia Scammer, a new work commissioned by LAS that consisted of three acts incorporating narrative, music, video, animatronics and Artificial Intelligence poetry. The duo previously worked and performed with Oracle, the ghost summoned from the Amnesia Scanner machine. Oracle, this time was embodied in the form of an animatronic sculpture, became the lead protagonist. Anesthesia Scammer is a spiritual sequel to the artists’ audio play Angels Rig Hook exploring millenarian anxieties and digital deities.
Curated by Agnes Gryczkowska
Amnesia Scanner
Amnesia Scanner is the Berlin-based Finnish duo Ville Haimala and Martti
Kalliala. The group’s work encompasses music writing, production and
performance, as well as creative staging and circulation. Building on their
2014 mixtape AS Live [][][][][], their projects include Angels Rig Hook (2015), Another Life (2018), Lexachast (2019) and Tearless (2020). For their recent releases STROBE.RIP (2023) and HOAX (2024), Amnesia Scanner joined forces with artist Freeka Tet. The duo has presented audio-visual performances at venues and festivals such as MoMA PS1, Serpentine Galleries, Bourse De Commerce and Manchester International Festival. Ville Haimala has also worked with artists, such as Anne Imhof and FKA Twigs, while Martti Kalliala is an architect and co-founder of the creative think tank Nemesis. Together, they push the boundaries of music and live performance through immersive multimedia experiences.
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Amnesia Scanner: ANESTHESIA SCAMMER
Performance and Installation
30 November 2019 – 5 January 2020
© 2021 Amnesia Scanner
Commissioned by LAS
Curated by Agnes Gryczkowska
Assistant Curator: Liz Stumpf
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