Tacit Group: FrankenTacit

Audio-visual pioneers Tacit Group present FrankenTacit, a state of the art concert generated in real time by two AIs and one human.

Tacit Group use cutting-edge technology to produce unique and compelling aural and visual performances that explore the symbiosis between artist and AI. Their algorithmic art has echoes of the concept of synesthesia, producing a multidimensional blend of sound and vision.

“We love the idea that the audience can ‘see’ the music” – Tacit co-founder Gazaebal.

Their new work, FrankenTacit, is an enigmatic collaboration with FrankenTacit, an AI entity trained in Tacit Group’s distinctive aesthetic language. Although only one human performer actually stands on stage, two AI performers are brought to life through machine learning, and merge with the human performer in real time, as if three distinct performers were creating in unison.

A piece in three parts, FrankenTacit begins with the Vertical, where the artist enters into dialogue with the two AI performers, transforming language into a landscape of sound. In System 04, the artist performs live coding with AI performers that have learned his artistic DNA. The final piece, 3Gamers, places the artist in a game with the two AIs. As they compete, music is generated in real time, revealing the raw dynamism of the system.