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HUMANAIZER

installation, synthesizer, halo, projection, 2024

alex libertad

Who are we in a capitalist world?

A number in social statistics, a code in bureaucratic spreadsheets, a bank account number. Humanaizer critiques bureaucratic power that calculates and categorizes us, both in life and death. This installation has three parts:
  • 1. The Humanaizer—a sound source/synthesizer.
  • 2. A halo above the DJ station.
  • 3. A projection.

The main technical method is sonification, turning data into sound. Using Raspberry Pi and Arduino microcontrollers, I process live statistical data about human suffering and death caused by the capitalist system.

The synthesizer displays real-time stats on seven screens, like the number of deaths from hunger. Each statistic has its own sound, carefully chosen to reflect its meaning. ​

Seven buttons control the composition, turning individual “tracks” on or off. Additional knobs allow for playful audio experimentation, altering the soundscape.

The halo above the DJ—or perhaps the Demiurge—displays a coded message: No gods, no masters. The projection shows data in a news ticker format, replacing typical abstract visuals at techno events. And the music plays. ​

And the music plays. ​

see the documentation

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