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The River's Voice
2025 - 26
MUSE, Trento
River stones, electronic components and artificial intelligence. 



















The Adige River realignment 1856
image credit Museo Storico Trentino

























Live chat with the River Adige
































































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River stones, electronics, audio and artificial intelligence. 

The Adige River has undergone significant changes over time, especially near Trento where the river was canalised during the mid-19th century, a process that diverted the river away from the city centre, physically and psychologically distancing it from the community. ‘The River’s Voice’ explores a renewed relationship with the Adige River through sound, installation and artificial intelligence.

A short interview about the Adige River has been completed by members of the community to create a corpus for artificial intelligence that can be heard within the installation and talked with directly via mobile phone. 

The sound of the Adige is transmitted live from a location high up within the river tributaries where the river stones within the museum installation have been collected.

Bringing together stories, stones and data the installation forms a disembodied river presence emanating from the river rocks, like digitally reconnected erratic stones.

The River's Voice is supported by S+T+ARTS / Aquamotion funding