Language art in the age of Panophonia

Abstract

Este artigo chama a atenção para o género híbrido de performances vocais que misturam os supostos binários da fala humana e maquínica. Usando o conceito de panofonia, a autora refere as esculturas animatrónicas de figuras falantes criadas por Ken Feingold e aos robôs falantes de Mark Böhlen. Através de uma análise comparativa, a autora explora as diferentes metalinguagens poéticas que ambos os artistas criam para desconstruir estruturas comunicativas que caraterizam a era pós-humana.

This article calls attention to the hybrid genre of voice-based performances and its blending of the supposed binaries of human and machinic speech. Using the concept of panophonia, the author refers to the animatronic sculptures of speaking figures created by Ken Feingold and to Mark Böhlen’s talking robots. Through their comparative analysis, the author explores different poetic meta-languages both artists create to deconstruct communicative structures that demarcate post-human era.