DIT 2026: Prove Your Human

About the Open Call

Prove Your Human is a wordless weekend trip exploring altered states of consciousness in opposition to the large-scale language models of artificial intelligence by forgoing the use of language—spoken and written—for several days. The retreat focuses on gesture, emotion, coincidence, and 'spooky action.' Participants will engage in workshops involving divinatory tools, EVP recording, and collective land-marking. The experience is simultaneously a retreat, a social experiment, and a durational improvised performance.

What is Offered

Coverage of accommodation (cottage or campsite) for two nights, inclusion in a 3-day project, and receipt of full documentation of the information gathered during the retreat.

Requirements

Comfort with uncertainty and wordless environments; strictly no talking, writing, or texting for the duration; willingness to surrender all digital devices; physical ability for outdoor, durational activities on uneven ground; consent to be filmed.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete the online application form. Alternative formats such as video or audio applications (up to 5 minutes) are accepted and should be sent to willy@thisisliveart.co.uk.