On 23 July, Palazzo Diedo presents Human Unreadable: Body not included (2026), a new performance by Operator created for Strange Rules.
Presented within Attention Guild, the ongoing installation by Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon in collaboration with SUB, the work draws from the choreographic system behind Human Unreadable. Each minting transaction on the Ethereum blockchain generates a unique choreographic score that defines movement, tempo, orientation, and emotional climate. Stored permanently on chain, these scores remain incomplete until they are performed by a human body.
For this site specific presentation, dancers receive instructions through projected numerical sequences while a suspended scroll displays the complete output of the system, functioning as an archive of every potential performance.
Created for Strange Rules, the work focuses on the relationship between protocol and embodiment. The choreographic score exists as infrastructure, while the performance comes into being only through the temporary presence of a body that cannot be contained within the code.
Six performances take place throughout the day, beginning at 12:00, with one performance every hour and a break from 15:00 to 16:00.
Performed by Valentine Peruch and Giulia Padovan. Music by Amon Tobin. Costumes by Don Aretino.
Free admission until capacity is reached.