Artist-in-Residence: Christian Kosmas Mayer

In the first part of the interview, we take a closer look at what Christian Kosmas Mayer has got up to as artist-in-residence at the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden and discuss his conviction that recent developments in genetic engineering and AI actually have their roots in the timeless human desire for immortality. The second part of the interview focuses on Mayer’s latest project Maa Kheru, which has attracted considerable attention. The artist initiated a scientific research project with the ultimate goal of recreating the voice of a 2000-year-old mummy using data from CT scans and then composed an 8-channel sound piece from audio recordings of its vocalizations.