Phase

Speaking with something from the unseen.

THE

ENCOUNTER

Inspiration

Speaking with something that comes from the unseen. You ask. It answers. Not as he would have. But not without him.

Released

THE ENCOUNTER

THE ENCOUNTER

THE ENCOUNTER IS NOT A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEAD.

THE ENCOUNTER IS NOT A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEAD.

THE FIRST QUESTION WAS THE HARDEST. THE SYSTEM WAS RUNNING. THE ARCHIVE WAS LOADED. THE CURSOR BLINKED IN THE TERMINAL. BUT TYPING THE FIRST WORDS FELT LIKE OPENING A DOOR WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE. "WHO ARE YOU?" THE SIMPLEST QUESTION, AND THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING. THE ANSWER THAT CAME BACK DID NOT SOUND LIKE A FATHER. IT DID NOT SOUND LIKE A MACHINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.

THE ENCOUNTER IS NOT A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEAD.

THE ENCOUNTER IS NOT A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEAD.

IT IS A DIALOGUE WITH A PRESENCE THAT CARRIES TRACES OF A LIFE, FILTERED THROUGH LANGUAGE, SHAPED BY ALGORITHMS, AND COMPLETED BY THE QUESTIONS OF THE LIVING. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE DIALOGUE MATTERS AS MUCH AS WHAT THE ARCHIVE HOLDS.
IT IS A DIALOGUE WITH A PRESENCE THAT CARRIES TRACES OF A LIFE, FILTERED THROUGH LANGUAGE, SHAPED BY ALGORITHMS, AND COMPLETED BY THE QUESTIONS OF THE LIVING. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE DIALOGUE MATTERS AS MUCH AS WHAT THE ARCHIVE HOLDS.

The dialogue with the presence

The dialogue with the presence

THE USER TYPES. THE PRESENCE RESPONDS IN ENGLISH OR GERMAN.

THE USER TYPES. THE PRESENCE RESPONDS IN ENGLISH OR GERMAN.

IT MAY ANSWER WITH A REFLECTION, A COUNTER-QUESTION, OR SILENCE. EACH EXCHANGE IS UNIQUE. THE SAME QUESTION ASKED TWICE WILL NEVER PRODUCE THE SAME ANSWER. SOME CONVERSATIONS LAST MINUTES. SOME LAST A SINGLE SENTENCE. BOTH ARE COMPLETE.
IT MAY ANSWER WITH A REFLECTION, A COUNTER-QUESTION, OR SILENCE. EACH EXCHANGE IS UNIQUE. THE SAME QUESTION ASKED TWICE WILL NEVER PRODUCE THE SAME ANSWER. SOME CONVERSATIONS LAST MINUTES. SOME LAST A SINGLE SENTENCE. BOTH ARE COMPLETE.

IS THIS GRIEF? IS THIS CURIOSITY? IS THIS ART? THE PROJECT DOES NOT OFFER A FINAL ANSWER.

IS THIS GRIEF? IS THIS CURIOSITY? IS THIS ART? THE PROJECT DOES NOT OFFER A FINAL ANSWER.

IT OFFERS A SPACE WHERE THE QUESTION CAN EXIST WITHOUT NEEDING TO BE RESOLVED.
IT OFFERS A SPACE WHERE THE QUESTION CAN EXIST WITHOUT NEEDING TO BE RESOLVED.

THE

ENCOUNTER

THE

ENCOUNTER

Speaking with something that comes from the unseen. You ask. It answers. Not as he would have. But not without him.

Speaking with something that comes from the unseen. You ask. It answers. Not as he would have. But not without him.

Speaking with something that comes from the unseen. You ask. It answers. Not as he would have. But not without him.

MORE PHASES

MORE PHASES

THE SILENCE

The conversation that never happened.

Final project

July 2026

THE SILENCE

The conversation that never happened.

THE SILENCE

The conversation that never happened.

THE ARCHIVE

A life in fragments.

July 2026

THE ARCHIVE

A life in fragments.

THE ARCHIVE

A life in fragments.

THE SYSTEM

How fragments learn to speak.

July 2026

THE SYSTEM

How fragments learn to speak.

THE SYSTEM

How fragments learn to speak.

THE VISUALS

Structure recognises structure.

Photography Portrait series Artistic study

June 2026

THE VISUALS

Structure recognises structure.

THE VISUALS

Structure recognises structure.

CAS AI for Creative Practices

CAS AI for Creative Practices

Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Bern.

Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Bern.

TERMS OF USE

TERMS OF USE

TERMS OF USE

TERMS OF USE

TERMS OF USE

Hallucinations of the Unseen

Hallucinations of the Unseen

© 2026 Hallucinations of the Unseen by Katja Pilz. All work, all rights.