墨尔本Now or Never艺术节将于8月19日至30日期间举办一场独特的展览，让已于2021年去世的作曲家Alvin Lucier得以"参演"[1]。这一名为Revivification的音乐装置利用了Lucier生前捐献的白血细胞培养脑类器官来发出声音，整个项目由神经科学家、艺术家和技术人员共同完成，将在墨尔本市政厅展出[1]。Lucier在生前已知情同意参与了这个项目[1]。
与此同时，音乐家William Basinski将在皇家展览馆举办名为SOMNIA的睡眠音乐会，在观众入睡期间持续10小时以上演奏《The Disintegration Loops》[1]。William Basinski表示，艺术的核心源于"心、直觉、天赋、魔力和爱"[1]。此外，钢琴家Anna Goldsworthy将讨论其作品《The God We Made》，该作品探讨了人工智能带来的威胁与承诺[1]。
The Melbourne Now or Never festival will feature an extraordinary musical installation that gives voice to the late composer Alvin Lucier, who died in 2021 [1]. Titled Revivification, the work utilizes brain organoids cultured from white blood cells that Lucier donated with his informed consent before his death [1]. The installation, developed through collaboration between neuroscientists, artists, and technicians, will be displayed at Melbourne Town Hall [1].
Running from August 19 to 30, the festival presents multiple artistic responses to questions about human agency in an age of technological transformation [1]. Alongside Revivification, musician William Basinski will perform a 10-hour-plus sleep concert called SOMNIA at the Royal Exhibition Building, playing his composition The Disintegration Loops continuously while audience members rest [1]. Basinski has stated that the essence of art derives from "heart, intuition, talent, magic, and love" [1]. Pianist Anna Goldsworthy will also contribute discussions on a work titled The God We Made, which addresses the threats and promises presented by artificial intelligence [1].