Cathy Berberian in the Sea of the Uncanny: How Science Inspires Our Art

The paper demonstrates how science and technology play a germinative roles in three of our collaborative works. These may be categorized as follows. 1) An actual product: in Shale Sea, a patchable synthesizer determines the outcome of the composition. A “patch” is treated as an essential factor determining the whole aspects of composition. 2) A concept of a product: Even Cathy Berberian speculates how the interaction between non-specialist human and AI with self-awareness might be like by creating a situation where a member of the audience interacts with the machine in a live situation. 3) A theory or concept: in The Valley is Uncanny, the principle of scientific echo is superimposed onto the mythological echo and implemented in a social context to create interaction between musicians and audience.