OMOLOGO
Your secret stays with me. The answer is for everyone to see.
O M O L O G O
Ο Μ Ο Λ Ο Γ Ω
O m o l o g o - ο μ ο λ ο γ ( ε ) ώ [ a n c i e n t G r e e k ] : ’ I c o n f e s s ’.
Participatory Installation (2024- ongoing)
Materials:
Mixed Media Installation: Computer, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Thermal Receipt Printer, Interface, Screen, Keyboard, Fabric, Tape
OMOLOGO is an AI-powered interactive installation that transforms the act of confession into a communal ritual.
Participants are invited to anonymously share their confessions.
The algorithm generates a RESPONSE, Printed on a RECEIPT.
The printed response is algorithmically programmed to both resonate with the participant’s confession and obscure its original meaning. While the participant recognizes that the response is resonating with their confession, an outsider reading the response won’t be able to guess what the confession was about.
Participants are encouraged to pin their receipt to the wall, forming a communal collage.
The private becomes public.
OMOLOGO was created for queer spaces.
Since 2024. OMOLOGO has been exhibited in 4 locations, starting from the Riposte Queer Day Rave at the Cause, in London. The installation has invited hundreds of participants to confess and participate on the communal collage.
Video Demonstration
The installation creates a “sacred” space where participants go behind the curtain, and engage in a modern ritual of confession, transforming their inner thoughts to a communal experience of discovery and surprise.
Technical Details:
At its core, the installation uses fine-tuned language models, including both local and online AI, designed to reinterpret personal confessions, and reply in a way that resonates with queer culture.
Participants interact through a simple web interface, where they type their thoughts. The AI processes these inputs in real-time, generating responses that are sent directly to a thermal printer. This printer outputs the responses as physical receipts, which participants can keep or pin up to contribute to a growing collage.
The installation combines the extreme digital with the extreme analogue.
Note: The software is designed to protect participants' privacy by selectively processing highly sensitive confessions locally on the computer, rather than always sending data online.
