"Lapidario_E01", an AI-based silicon crystal sonification

"The Special Prize for an AI-related work is given to Martino Sarolli for his work »Lapidario_E01«. This is the first half of a distich about mineral life, conceived as a multi-channel piece for live electronics. Sarolli uses state-of-the art machine-learning technologies to re-synthesize a complex sound material under live control. »Lapidario_E01«, on the theme of silicon crystals – the very basis of computer technology – is composed by a human, but combines the best of both worlds. It is elegant, organic, and powerful."
Jury statement by Palle Dahlstedt, Giga-Hertz Special Prize for an AI-related work 2018