THE WHISPERING MOUNTAINS
Interactive Public Art
Queenstown, New Zealand
The Whispering Mountains nestling under The Remarkables in Queenstown. Glowing with technology and filled with AI, they come with messages like ancient oracles of the past, bringing a new perspective to all who travel for joy and experience spiritual moments in the freedom and sanctity of the mountains.
In a constant state of meditation, pondering modern paths to happiness, The Whispering Mountains awake when visitors walk by, ready to deliver their thoughts to anyone who has made the journey to hear their answers. But listeners beware! Deeper questions are raised.
Living as we are with the twin vortexes of social media and AI, The Whispering Mountains are a provocation, posing questions about modern digital culture considering that AI is the first technology in the history of humanity capable of writing its own story. What does this ominous capacity mean for the future of human cultural output? Will literature and new religious texts – sources of wisdom throughout history – still bear the mark of human hands, or will AI begin to re-write the future?
Location: Queenstown Central, New Zealand
Photography by: Julian Apse
