The Lock-Up again welcomes director-duo HIBALL as Artists in Residence in 2024.

HIBALL are busy shooting Composition for Mnemosyne, a newly-commissioned piece for a upcoming group exhibition DATA MINDS.

Composition for Mnemosyne is a two-channel video and sound work exploring the dynamic relationship between authentic and artificial experiences. Weaving together live action footage with AI generated & manipulated scenes on one-channel, the second channel features local childrens’ choir The Hunter Singers performing an AI-generated score, using voice and gesture to mimic digital sounds.

Exploring the ‘machine gaze’ and ‘networked voice’, the use of the human body and voice become conduits, symbolizing Generation Alpha’s immersion in an increasingly synthetic online environment. Together, these elements create a sensory feedback loop, reflecting the evolving nature of human interaction with synthetic media in the post-industrial age at the beginning of its next technological leap.

This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria; the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body; and The Lock-Up’s Artist in Residence program.

ABOUT HIBALL

Based in Melbourne, HIBALL are a director duo specialising in moving image for the digital world. Their work dances between art, fashion and technology – exploring speculative realities and memory. Operating between digital and analogue, their approach remains rooted in emotion and human experience.

Helmed by Alexandra Kirwood and Stanton Cornish-Ward, HIBALL has built a reputation creating intelligent, conceptual, stylized films. Their work has been accepted into esteemed BAFTA Award-qualifying festivals such as Cork Film Festival and Aesthetica Film Festival, as well as other notable festivals such as Dublin International Film Festival, Leiden International Short Film Festival, and Sydney World Film Festival. They have been part of official selections of film festivals in Aotearoa (New Zealand), Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Mexico, UK and USA.

READ MORE ABOUT HIBALL HERE.