The Post-truth Museum
Nora Al-Badri
Location(s):
The Bank, The Digital Hub

In this work Al-Badri plays the role of ventriloquist, employing a custom AI to place unlikely words in the mouths of what she calls “three white-old-male museum directors.” Her deep fakes represent the leaders of the Prussian Heritage Foundation (Berlin), the Louvre (Paris), and the British Museum (London). In this post-truth situation, Al-Badri’s puppets admit “the truth about imperial plunder—confessing their crimes, speaking about healing, restitution, shame, or art as critical knowledge.” The script for this video also incorporates statements by engaged thinkers, in tones that range from sensitive to furious.

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