In December 2024, Søren Lyngsø Knudsen presented and showcased the Climate Change Smart Speaker (CCSS) prototypes at the Artificial Nature Transposium (ANT), hosted at Musikkens Hus in Aalborg. During the afternoon poster session, he exhibited several speculative design prototypes developed as part of the Vocal Imaginaries project. These works drew considerable attention and sparked dynamic interdisciplinary conversations among researchers, artists, technologists, and other attendees.
The prototypes were especially noted for their design and unconventional use of sound and voice technologies. Discussions frequently centered on the role of ambient and non-verbal audio processing in shaping conversational context—an approach that resonates strongly with the broader aims of the Vocal Imaginaries project.
ANT offered a rich academic and artistic environment, featuring keynote lectures by prominent thinkers such as Phil Ayres and Hanaa Dahy, who explored topics including living architecture and climate-neutral design. A plenary session titled “When Art and Science Meet” brought together voices like Anca Horvath and Jonas Jørgensen to explore intersections between soft robotics, ecological aesthetics, and sustainable practices in artistic research.
The symposium concluded with the opening of the EDEN exhibition at Kunsthal Nord, which presented transdisciplinary works challenging conventional boundaries of what constitutes life.
