BODIES-MACHINES-PUBLICS residents Gaurav Singh Nijjer and Manjari Kaul invited performers, movers, singers, storytellers and creative technologists to attend WHOSE VOICE IS IT ANYWAY?—a workshop that explored human and machine voices in the context of bodies, datasets and artificial intelligence technologies.

The workshop took place at Khoj on the 28th December and was for creative practitioners interested in the growing presence of machine-generated voices and tools such as text-to-speech (TTS), voice cloning, and generative audio in contemporary life. The participants engaged in embodied exercises, explore voice-related tools and software, participate in creative devising activities, and critically reflect on their relationship with AI technologies through play, creation, and performance.

This workshop is part of the BODIES-MACHINES-PUBLICS residency, a two-year collaborative initiative between NAVE (Chile), Khoj International Artists’ Association (India), Immersive Arts Space/ZHdK (Zurich, Switzerland), and Kornhausforum (Bern, Switzerland), supported by the Pro Helvetia Synergies Program.