{"id":214,"date":"2025-07-18T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plaztrovenaki.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:29:18","slug":"eness-glowing-interactive-ai-oracles-question-digital-futures-near-new-zealand-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaztrovenaki.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/eness-glowing-interactive-ai-oracles-question-digital-futures-near-new-zealand-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"ENESS\u2019 glowing, interactive AI oracles question digital futures near new zealand mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

eness’ ai oracles light up under queenstown’s mountain peaks<\/h2>\n

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A cluster of glowing organic forms echoes the contours of New Zealand’s mountain range in ENESS<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 new public art<\/strong><\/a> installation. The Whispering Mountains merges artificial intelligence<\/strong><\/a> with spiritual storytelling, reimagining ancient oracles for the digital age. Interactive<\/strong><\/a>, inviting, and somewhat uncanny, the work appears in silent contemplation but wakes up when visitors walk past. Activated by this movement, the peaks deliver voice-generated messages that blend AI musings with philosophical provocation. Some utterances are humorous, others more meditative, but all invite reflection on how we live today \u2014 and how we might live with, or be shaped by, intelligent machines.<\/p>\n

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all images by Julian Apse<\/a><\/p>\n

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the interactive installation contemplates spiritual clarity<\/h2>\n

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Referencing the pilgrimages that have historically brought people to the mountains in search of spiritual clarity, the Australian studio<\/strong><\/a> uses these artificial oracles to prompt visitors with questions about authorship, identity, and technological destiny. As artist and ENESS founder Nimrod Weis explains<\/strong>, \u2018Visitors are surprised by the quirky interaction with the Whispering Mountains and the messages delivered by AI sparked interesting conversations \u2014 this is art on the frontier!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe Whispering Mountains then fuses technology with material presence, translating invisible digital systems into a tactile public encounter. Within the glowing forms, ENESS has embedded a responsive system that uses motion sensors and AI-generated text to deliver short spoken reflections. The result is a playful and thought-provoking experience, building on ENESS\u2019s broader practice of blending sculpture, code, sound, and story to create cross-generational experiences. Known for public artworks that bring interactivity into everyday urban spaces, the studio continues to explore how technology can support joy, curiosity, and shared connection \u2014 even in remote landscapes such as The Remarkables in Queenstown.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The Whispering Mountains merges AI with spiritual storytelling<\/p>\n

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interactive, inviting, and somewhat uncanny, the work appears in silent contemplation<\/p>\n

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it wakes up when visitors walk by, glowing and speaking<\/p>\n

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the peaks deliver voice-generated messages that blend AI musings with philosophical provocation<\/p>\n

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ENESS references the pilgrimages that have historically brought people to the mountains in search of spiritual clarity<\/p>\n

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building on ENESS\u2019s practice of blending sculpture, code, sound, and story to create cross-generational experiences<\/p>\n

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vibrant uncanny forms in the remote natural landscape<\/p>\n

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prompting visitors with questions about authorship, identity, and technological destiny<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name: <\/strong>The Whispering Mountains<\/p>\n

artist:<\/strong>\u00a0ENESS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@studioeness<\/a><\/p>\n

location:\u00a0<\/strong>Queenstown Central, New Zealand
\n<\/em>photography: <\/strong>Julian Apse<\/a> | @julianapse<\/a><\/p>\n

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