ARS ELECTRONICA ARCHIVE – AI LAB

The European ARTificial Intelligence Lab (AI Lab) is a follow-up project to the European Digital Art and Science Network, a creative collaboration between scientific institutions, Ars Electronica and cultural partners throughout Europe that unites science and digital art. The European ARTificial Intelligence Lab follows on from this and addresses visions, expectations and fears that we associate with artificial intelligence. The consortium consists of 13 cultural institutions from Europe with Ars Electronica as coordinator. This online archive provides an overview of all activities carried out during the project's lifetime from 2018 to 2021. It also provides information about the network itself, the residency artists and juries, and the project partners involved. The AI Lab is co-funded by the EU program "Creative Europe (2014-2020)" and by the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.

From Glass to Glass to Glass by Nye Thompson (UK) 2020

From Glass to Glass to Glass by Nye Thompson (UK)

AI Lab Journey
From Glass to Glass to Glass by Nye Thompson (UK)

comissioned for the Ars Electronica Online Festival 2020.
published and streamed during the Festival:
Wed, 09.09.2020, 12:15 – 12:35 (CET | UTC +2) Ars Electronica Selection Channel
Sun, 13.09.2020, 17:40 – 18:00 (CET | UTC +2) Ars Electronica Gardens Channel
afterwards accessible via the Festival Website
• Info (EN): Ars Electronica Journeys is an entirely new format which evolved in the midst of rethinking the festival. Artists, researchers and creative producers were invited to prepare video journeys, providing interactive guided tours without the audience’s physical presence. Beyond that, the journey guides can really invite the viewers into their “world” by not just offering exclusive insight into their fields of expertise and artistic practices, but sharing surroundings relevant to their work – be it their labs, inspiring public places, or their favorite walking routes to mull over ideas. All of the journeys are realized in different frameworks. The European Artificial Intelligence Lab journeys put a spotlight on cutting-edge topics and developments in the realm of artificial intelligence.
• Info (DE): Ars Electronica Journeys ist ein völlig neues Format, das sich inmitten eines Umdenkens des Festival entwickelt hat. KünstlerInnen, ForscherInnen und kreative ProduzentInnen wurden eingeladen, Video-Touren vorzubereiten, die interaktive Führungen ohne physische Anwesenheit des Publikums ermöglichen. Darüber hinaus können die Guides ZuschauerInnen in ihre “Welt” einladen, indem sie nicht nur einen exklusiven Einblick in ihre Fachgebiete und künstlerischen Praktiken bieten, sondern auch die für ihre Arbeit relevante Umgebung vorstellen – seien es ihre Labore, inspirierende öffentliche Orte oder ihre bevorzugten Spazierwege. Alle Reisen werden in unterschiedlichen Rahmen realisiert. Die Reisen des European Artificial Intelligence Lab legen einen Schwerpunkt auf aktuelle Themen und Entwicklungen im Bereich der künstlichen Intelligenz.

Year of creation

2020

Urls

https://ars.electronica.art/keplersgardens/en/from-glass/

Start:

Sep 09, 2020

End:

Sep 13, 2020

Info:

• Internal Project: AI Lab Online Archiv

Ars Electronica, Nye Thompson (UK)

Credits: These video commissions are co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union in the framework of the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab.

From Glass to Glass to Glass by Nye Thompson (UK)

For my new work /artefact, I took possession of a large area of Mars, using Google Earth and satellite survey data to build a supertall border wall around my claim. In this video, I’ll chat with curator Lucy Dusgate who originally commissioned the work, and our germ-neutral network-enabled conversation will be broadcast across my Martian territory. We’ll talk about my art thinking process generally, and in terms of this new work specifically; including how the pandemic came to influence its eventual form. We will also discuss interdisciplinary collaboration, a vital part of my artistic practice.

Project Credits / Acknowledgements
These video commissions are co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union in the framework of the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab.

Biography
Thompson creates software systems to explore technology paradigms and the underlying power dynamics of the machine gaze. She has had exhibitions at the Tate Modern, the Barbican, V&A, ZKM Karlsruhe & Ars Electronica. Her first solo show, described by C4 News as “too shocking to broadcast,” triggered an international government complaint. Her work has been featured by the BBC, CNN, The Guardian & Wired. She’s been called “the new Big Brother” (Vogue) and “a contemporary Jacques Cousteau” (Bob & Roberta Smith).