A New Mythologies work
The Oracle at Poughkeepsie
SYSTEM LOG — MACHINE PLAY → MACHINE PROPHECY
> QUERY: WHAT IS THIS
The Oracle at Delphi answered in riddles — to those who made the journey. The LLM answers instantly, confidently, and to anyone who asks.
> PROCESS: THE PERFORMANCE
The Oracle at Poughkeepsie stages the meeting point: a quick game of checkers, a question about the future, and the uncanny experience of outsourcing uncertainty to something that does not share it.
Named for the birthplace of one of the earliest AI systems, the work traces a line from machine play to machine prophecy.
> QUERY: I HAVE A CHECKER PIECE
Somewhere, a version of you sat across from the Oracle, made a move, and asked a question. This page is what came after — the answer doesn't live here, but something else does.
> A reading, drawn just now
The Oracle at Poughkeepsie is part of New Mythologies, an ongoing body of work by Lori Baldwin.
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Credits
Concept, Direction, Performance
Lori Baldwin
Costume Design
Marta Teles & Josefina Studio
Headpiece Design
Gamma Sky
Conceptual Object Design & Fabrication
Lau Licciardi & Paul Jakob Marx