Crafted through puppetry, Glass Memory explores how technology is shaping the future of human relationships. The film follows a man sharing intimate, everyday moments with his partner. She seems present, yet something feels distant. When his smart glasses break, reality is revealed.
The film questions the repercussions when artificial intelligence is intentionally designed to simulate emotion and friendship, and how that could affect human relationships, which, unlike AI, are complex, imperfect, and finite by nature.

By revealing the hands and strings that animate the puppets, the film draws attention to the idea of control and to the systems that increasingly shape our lives. Glass Memory reflects on an emerging shift, as relationships between humans and AI begin to reshape social interaction and companionship.

I developed the entire project independently, from screenwriting and storyboarding to puppet making, set building, and filming, learning each skill from scratch. The vintage, nostalgic, and playful installation, built around a physical theatre stage, recreated the magic of traditional puppet theatre, encouraging the audience to forget there was a screen behind the curtains.

Through these strategic choices, I reached two generations particularly vulnerable to AI: the elderly and teenagers. Familiar, tactile elements offered an unexpected entry point to a contemporary technological subject.