OMOLOGO
Your secret stays with me. The answer is for everyone to see.
OMOLOGO explores the ritual of confession.
Participants are invited to type intimate thoughts, confessions, questions into a Computer Interface.
The algorithm generates a RESPONSE, Printed on a RECEIPT.
The RESPONSE is algorithmically programmed to both resonate with the participant’s confession and obscure its original meaning. While the participant recognizes it as connected to their input, an outsider reading the RESPONSE won’t be able to guess what the confession was about.
Thus, the PRIVATE becomes PUBLIC.
Participants are encouraged to contribute to a COMMUNAL COLLAGE, by attaching their RECEIPT on the wall. The collage is evolving with time.
Since 2024. OMOLOGO has been exhibited in 3 locations, starting from the Riposte Queer Day Rave at the Cause, in London. The installation has invited over 500 participants so far, to contribute to a shared “collage of thoughts.”
ART INSTALLATION - 2024-5
Evgenia Angelaki (Evgenina)
Materials:
Mixed Media Art: Computer, Artificial Intelligence (Local and Online LLMs), Software, Thermal Receipt Printer, Interface, Screen, Keyboard, Fabric, Tape
Video Demonstration
"OMOLOGO" explores the prismof human desires and memories through a blend of digital and analog technologies. This installation is reflecting the hidden nature of personal Confessions.
The installation creates a “sacred” Space where participants engage in a modern ritual of confession, transforming their innermost thoughts to acommunal experience of discovery and surprise.
It is an Opportunity of Revealing, anonymously.
Trying out the installation for a first time during a queer rave, with strong techno music on the background, added to the unique experience. The ravers embraced the outputs. Some people got emotional, some people laughed.
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.
