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:

Instructions for a noise music performance using contact microphones: “The performer should have a partner who sits or lies on the other side of the room with the contact mikes. Each performer should wear a contact mike on each ear. The performers should then alternate hitting and slapping the partner repeatedly. As the performance progresses the contact mikes should be placed on different parts of the partner’s body in order to create more advanced rhythmic and timbral textures.”

The sound produced in this performance might be perceived as aggressive and violent, but the collaboration between performers provides for a mutual respect and an understanding of the actions of the other performer. The performance is a direct physical experience that produces a continuum