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Refik Anadol<\/a>: Unsupervised\u2014Machine Hallucinations<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What would a machine mind dream of after \u201cseeing\u201d the vast collection of The Museum of Modern Art? In other words, if the corpus of images of the MoMA collection had been accomplished by a single artist, what would their dreams look like?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT OF ARTIST INTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsupervised<\/em>\u00a0is a meditation on technology, creativity, and modern art. Anadol trained a sophisticated machine-learning model to interpret the publicly available data of MoMA\u2019s collection. As the model \u201cwalks\u201d through its conception of this vast range of works, it reimagines the history of modern art and dreams about what might have been\u2014and what might be to come. In turn, Anadol incorporates site-specific input from the environment of the Museum\u2019s Gund Lobby\u2014changes in light, movement, acoustics, and the weather outside\u2014to affect the continuously shifting imagery and sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALTERNATE EXPRESSIONS WITH SOFT TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluid dynamics has always been a massive source of inspiration for Anadol\u2019s “Machine Hallucinations” project. The artist\u2019s exploration of digital pigmentation and light through fluid solver algorithms could also inform the kinetic effects of soft sculptures that mimic fluid movement. Furthermore, his exploration of algorithms to simulate the movement of fluid could inspire the work of other AI-based artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

APPLICATIONS TO THE ART CONTEXT: in what way will the technological expression be artistically meaningful?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artist\u2019s vision is to create a piece of work that can \u201chandle data within a universe that it creates for itself\u201d and strives to do this with his approach to data visualization\u2019s latent space \u201cas a locus for never-ending, self-generating contemplation\u201d. The way Anadol brings together rich threads of information to weave beautiful visuals that incite feelings from viewers shows how data and generative algorithms can be used to create artistically meaningful work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TECHNICAL PAPER WHICH ADDRESSES RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluid Mechanics of Pneumatic Soft Robots<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n