This page will allow you to generate your own instructions for performance art pieces in the style of our current exhibit Embodying the Algorithm using GPT-3’s DaVinci model. Each time you refresh this page, a new performance that has been previously generated using GPT-3 will be displayed. If you would like to record and submit your own performance based on one of the generated texts, please see the instructions on our Submissions page.

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Instructions for a performance by GPT-3:

In this performance art piece, the artist explores the resonance between the human body and an instrument, by using the latter to play the former. The artist will tune her body to the piano, and the piano will be tuned to the human body. The piano will be played by the artist, and the artist will be played by the piano.

The piano is one of the most iconic symbols of western modernity and is often associated with civilization, progress and the “good life”. Throughout the 20th century the piano became a staple of classical music and conventional concert halls, which are often regarded as the epitome of civilization and progress. However, the piano is also believed to have originated in a primitive instrument, the hammer dulcimer, which in many cultures was previously used for shamanic, ecstatic and transcendental purposes. Most modern pianos are not made with hammers but with steel strings; however, they still resonate and respond to the human body in much the same way as the hammer dulcimer.