LesAmants  is  an  installation/performance  based  on  "les
Amants" painting by Ren矍agritte.

The two lovers, blinded by the sheet on their head,  clearly
cannot see each other. And so they wander around and out  of
the painting.

Their only hope of reunion is in language.

The audience uses two terminals  to make each of the  lovers
say something to the other one.

A linguistic engine  interprets "relevant" messages  to feed
the lovers' behavioral algorythms,  allowing for them to  go
toward  their beloved  one, or  to push  it away  should  it
pronounce words that are scary or offensive.

When they eventually kiss, a surprise happens.

LesAmants  is  an  installation/performance  based  on  "les
Amants" painting by Ren矍agritte.

The two lovers, blinded by the sheet on their head,  clearly
cannot see each other. And so they wander around and out  of
the painting.

Their only hope of reunion is in language.

The audience uses two terminals  to make each of the  lovers
say something to the other one.

A linguistic engine  interprets "relevant" messages  to feed
the lovers' behavioral algorythms,  allowing for them to  go
toward  their beloved  one, or  to push  it away  should  it
pronounce words that are scary or offensive.

When they eventually kiss, a surprise happens.

concept and coding .............. 	[xDxD] Salvatore_Iaconesi
installation ....................		[Vru] Bruno_Antonio_Menei_Hurtado