AO ROBERTS
THE YOLK OF
MENIAL LIGHT

The Yolk of Menial Light (aceartinc., 2015) combines emotional, facial, and voice recognition technologies within a 3D iteration of EMDR, a light and sound based therapy for PTSD. Extremely low bass tones alternate from subwoofers on opposite sides of the room. One speaker is submerged in a small, off kilter stage covered in office style carpet, the second is draped in plastic and surrounded by trouble lights.

Cutting up Touches. Vinyl, coroplast, acetate, ink, wood. 112” x 36” x 96”. 2015.
Eye Dialect [detail]. C-stands, video, speakers, wood platform, glass, sandbags. 2015.
A compilation of public apologies made by public figures like Tiger Woods and Reese Witherspoon and the CEOs of Goldman Saachs and BP transcribed through Dragon Dictate software.
You Can ______ Your Life (EMDR). Subwoofers, plastic, trouble lights, 60 Hz, 61 Hz, carpet, wood, iphone. Dimensions variable. 2015.