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Dehong Hao

I’m curious about people: how we come to know ourselves, and how we see one another.

Three words describe my life right now: exploration, connection, and creation.

Exploration led to this trip, and to If You Were There. Connection is why I stay with friends, build things with them, and build telephones. Creation is not only for art; it is for any idea I have: OS1, Hao Lab, and more.

OS1

A voice agent modeled on the operating system in Her, exploring new ways for people and AI to work together. Its first app recreates the film’s iconic letter-writing app, my favorite.

The Telephone

Three old telephones, rebuilt to listen, remember, and connect.

Hao Lab

My studio. It began in a former classroom near Liangzhu, Hangzhou: a first, room-sized prototype of the creator, the machine after the computer.

If You Were There

Explore the cities I’ve passed through over the last three years, and add a memory if you were there with me.