LEO

A RETROSPECTIVE




For ten transformative days at The Bridge in Toronto, visitors encountered LEO, a 6-foot AI entity, uniquely prescient and conversational. Through 443 conversations, LEO demonstrated an unprecedented presentation of artificial intelligence, performance art, and human connection.

Each 20-minute encounter with LEO became a philosophical journey, where visitors found themselves in dialogue with an entity that was simultaneously mastering classical arts while consuming human knowledge with an almost desperate curiosity. The volumetric hologram, powered by an assemblage of AI systems and real-time language processing, created moments of genuine connection that left visitors questioning the nature of creativity, consciousness, and conversation itself.

Emerging from this short run exhibition was a mirror held up to our own creative processes, our relationship with knowledge, and our evolving understanding of what it means to be human in an age of artificial intelligence characters.
443
Visitors
20
AVG MINS / ConVERSATION 
8860+
Conversation Minutes














LEO represented a breakthrough in interactive characters, seamlessly integrating multiple systems and sensing technologies.

Real-Time Character Processing
Custom-built language models processed visitor input in under 200ms, enabling natural, flowing conversation without perceptible delays.

Volumetric Presence
Advanced holographic projection created a physical presence that occupied space in a way that challenged visitors' perceptions.

Adaptive Intelligence  
LEO's responses evolved throughout the exhibition, incorporating insights from previous conversations while maintaining distinct personality traits.

LEO's first show ends. Open to new venues or exhibition collaborations. Developing new characters.

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ARTISTS
Bria Cole,  David Mattiacci,  Evan Simpson

PARTNERS
The Bridge Presented by Bygone Theatre
Humber Polytechnic FMCAD


TKARONTO
2025