‘Artificial: Room One (2019)’ Press

A: Have you ever wondered if I’m real? 
B: Sure, you live in the real world. A How do you know? 
B: I just know it. 
A: That’s not enough, sorry. 
B: Well it has to be. 
A: Why? Just by being here, you make a world of difference. 
A: You’re trying to change the topic. 
B: What do you want to talk about? 
A: How do you know I’m not a chatbot?
B: I don’t know, It’s just a guessing. 
A: Do you like to eat purple penguins? 
B: Yes, I do. 
(conversation between us and a chatbot)

A decade after The Personal Trilogy, Ontroerend Goed brings a new one-on-one show, an update of Internal. No encounters with seductive performers this time, but a real attempt to understand the relation between man and machine. 
#OGartificial
 

by Alexander Devriendt, Sophie Kurpershoek and Angelo Tijssens 
artwork by Nick Mattan 

production Ontroerend Goed