2024 · Video · 48:56 min

The Decision Plan is a video work for virtual characters. It centres on the “Decision Plan,” a political document published in 2017 by Bezalel Smotrich, then a member of the Israeli parliament. The document proposes resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by requiring Palestinians to abandon their national aspirations while placing the entire territory under Israeli sovereignty.

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The document is read by digital avatars originally designed for commercial presentations and educational materials. AI technology processes and vocalizes the text. The avatars’ restrained facial expressions and monotonous delivery create an alienating, impersonal presentation, emphasizing the absence of attention to the human dimension of the conflict.

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​As AI-based writing technology advances, the work asks what becomes of the author: does the author remain a figure of authority, or become another entry in a database? What happens between the loss of human presence and the personification of technology?