Sound design for Geomancer by Lawrence Lek
5.1 Audio

22 March - 14 May 2017: Jerwood Space, London
27 March 2017: CCA, Glasgow
28 March 2017: HOME, Manchester
10 May 2017: Phoenix, Leicester
17 May 2017: Phoenix, Exeter
8 November 2017: FACT, Liverpool
(More to be announced)

Geomancer is a CGI film by Lawrence Lek about the creative awakening of artificial intelligence. On the eve of Singapore's 2065 Centennial, an adolescent satellite AI escapes its imminent demise by coming down to Earth, hoping to fulfil its dream of becoming the first AI artist. Faced with a world that limits its freedom, Geomancer must come to terms with its militarised origins, a search that begins with a mysterious syndicate known as the Sinofuturists... Featuring HD video game graphics, a neural network-generated dream sequence, and a synthesised vocal soundtrack, Geomancer explores the implications of post-human consciousness. EXHIBITION Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017 - 'Neither One Thing Or Another' 22 March - 14 May 2017, Jerwood Space, London SE1 0LN www.jerwoodvisualarts.org/projects/jerwoodfvu-awards-2017-neither-one-thing-another HyperPavilion, Venice Biennale 2017 13 May - 30 Oct 2017, Tese Delle Nappe 89/90/91, Arsenale Nord, Venice Transport: Water Bus Stop Bacini or Free Shuttle Boat from Arsenale Exhibition Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/2ofQG6wpDQn www.hyperpavilion2017.com PRESS RELEASE www.fvu.co.uk/projects/geomancer -- CREDITS Geomancer by Lawrence Lek Executive Producer - Steven Bode, FVU Production Managers - Ilona Sagar & Polly Wright, FVU Production Supervisor - Susanna Chisholm, FVU Animation - Clifford Sage Architecture - Johnny Lui World Design - Lawrence Lek AI-Generated Footage - Terence Broad Music - Lawrence Lek Sound Design - Seth Scott Written & Edited by Lawrence Lek Script Advisor - Ned Beauman Voice of Geomancer - Joni Zhu Voice of Dealer - Jennifer Ka Yan Lam Voice of Master Rui - Xiaoyi Nie Voice of Master Wu - Gary Zhexi Zhang Mandarin Translator - Joni Zhu Cantonese Translator - Jennifer Ka Yan Lam Production Accountant - Sophie Luard, FVU Production Insurance - Integro Entertainment Special Thanks To Oliver Fuke, Jerwood Visual Arts Sarah Williams, Jerwood Charitable Foundation Alix Taylor Commissioned for the Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017: Neither One Thing Or Another A Collaboration between Jerwood Charitable Foundation and FVU FVU is supported by Arts Council England © Lawrence Lek 2017

Geomancer is a CGI film by Lawrence Lek about the creative awakening of artificial intelligence. On the eve of Singapore’s 2065 Centennial, an adolescent satellite AI escapes its imminent demise by coming down to Earth, hoping to fulfil its dream of becoming the first AI artist. Faced with a world that limits its freedom, Geomancer must come to terms with its militarised origins, a search that begins with a mysterious syndicate known as the Sinofuturists…

As the geopolitical axis tilts further to the East, and as once-dominant technological models are cast into doubt, Geomancer alights on a longstanding tension between the place of the human and the role of the machine, sharpened by contemporary hopes and anxieties around the rise of East Asia, and by speculations that new forms of artificial intelligence, already outperforming mere mortals in matters of automation, will challenge us in more creative skills as well.

Featuring video game animation, a neural network-generated dream sequence, and a synthesised vocal soundtrack, Geomancer explores the aesthetics of post-human consciousness.