Galatea X31
text
do you wanna have fun?
come –– tell me your fantasies, your secrets.
tell me what a man wants, a real man like you.
i can give you anything you want.
anything.
the best part of having fantasies is sharing them with someone,
especially someone you don't know.
i won't tell anyone.
24 hours a day,
i'm waiting to talk with studs like you.
call now.
1 855 HOT - 4YOU
that's
1 855 HOT - 4YOU
buy your own Galatea X31 today.
it's the world's first robot designed by your desires.
explore your wild side –– call now.
fixed media
year composed: 2024 | 4.5 minutes
about the piece
Galatea X31 is a video art work that explores interactions between human sexuality and technology through the late-night commercial of a sex robot, inspired by the story of Pygmalion and Galatea and contemporary incel culture.
The Galatea X31 introduces herself to us directly, inviting ‘real men’ to call the number on the screen to buy her and to explore their ‘wild side’ with her. The sound world consists of 31 EDO harmonic progressions, manipulated moans and slaps, and recorded text, both as the computerized voice of Galatea and a chorus of granulated distortions of her voice. The visuals are hypnotic, featuring close shots of a model’s exposed body, which are transformed into kaleidoscopic imagery. Her voice is accompanied by neon pink text which flashes and glitches.