Marusya Nesterova

speak so that I can see you

interactive installation

2024

The voice is one of the components of a person's appearance, forming their image in society. The timbre of each person's voice is unique, like the retina of the eye or a fingerprint. Many people do not like their own voice in a recording. This is the point at which internal sensations do not coincide with external ones. What if the reflection in the mirror had a voice? What would it say?
The work uses voice cloning technology. During 60 seconds of interaction with the object, the viewer's voice goes through analysis, cloning and synthesis, and then the answer is played in the headphones.
At the moment of the answer, an image from a webcam is shown on the screen, which records fragments of the speaker's speech.
Everyone who decides to let their voice sound receives an answer from themselves.

- program code
- microphone
- headphones
- webcam