Displayed on a programmable LED dot matrix road sign, AUTO TUNE is an anthem about tensions between autonomy, control, and artificial intelligence. The work runs ambiently as a two-minute sequence of hand-drawn, low-resolution phrases. The looping sequence of poetic commands and provocations—“BE AUTO,” “GET LOOSE,” “AUTO TUNE”—evoke the rhythms of highway signage and algorithmic suggestion. The work can be reconfigured to run on any LED dot matrix road sign.

HEY YOU
TOTALLY AUTO
DON’T THINK
JUST FOLLOW

GET RIGHT
BE NICE
WANT MORE
BETTER DIRECTION

GOOD SIGN
GET TOGETHER
GET AWAY
STAY AWARE

DON’T STOP
GET FREE
BE AUTO
GO THERE

BE LOUD
GET LOOSE
STOP DRIVING
LOSE CONTROL

TURN ON
SING ALONG
BE YOURSELF
AUTO TUNE

GOOD SIGN
GET TOGETHER
GET AWAY
STAY AWARE

DON’T STOP
GET FREE
BE AUTO
GO THERE

DON’T WORRY
FEEL GOOD
WHO’S WATCHING?
NO CONTROL

WIND DOWN
REST STOP
FALL ASLEEP
NOTHING’S REAL

AUTO TUNE was part of AUTO at the Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art (LACMA) in July 2025.