Lügen und Beine
The mechanisms that our brain uses to fill empty spaces "just like that" are made up of complex processes. We are constantly breaking down complex building blocks that we encounter into pleasant bites in fractions of a second.
But how accurate is our internal autopilot? Whether online, through clickbait, advertisements or gossip, or offline, through a red traffic light, the garbage on the side of the road or the person walking in front of us: we are constantly assessing, making (hasty) judgments and confronting the information that is served up to us. Our brain replays reference systems and experiences almost automatically and a decision is quickly formed.
But what happens when we apply automatic reactions to areas that have a real impact?
A group experiment on the topic of misinformation and cognitive bias - in the middle of Frankfurt
Equipped with wireless headphones, a group walks through the public space in Frankfurt and decides along the way which information and data sets they trust - and which they don't. The new audio group experiment by artist collective HELLA LUX starts a thinking about thinking and follows the question "How do we make decisions and judgments?" The group has to decide on paths together, evaluate situations and information and categorize themselves. As in real life, their decisions also have consequences in this experiment. We quickly move from simple associations to more profound topics such as propaganda, populism, misinformation and discrimination. How big is the gap between what we assume and the actual facts?
„Lügen & Beine“ by HELLA LUX is based on the immersive audio game „Hammer & Egg“, which was co-developed by HELLA LUX and Storydive. „Hammer & Egg“ was part of the MediaFutures programme, which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 951962.
What I did:
Collaborating on the concept and route of the walk
Recoding and editing the voice
Binaural field recording
Designing music, soundscapes and sound effects in 3D Audio
Setting up a easy controllable show playback on Go Button
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Premiere: 22.09.2023 Sankt Peter.
Further shows: 23.+24.09.2023 and 28 + 29. Juni 2024, Sankt Peter, Frankfurt
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artistic director: Lenja Busch, Milena Wichert
sounddesign: Rupert Jaud
voice actress: Sophia Hussain, Milena Wichert
Assistance: Jana Peil
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A Production by HellaLux, co-produced by Sankt Peter.