Intelligent Emergence 360 Adaptation of Intelligent Emergence for a 360 degree gallery Project information  ↓

Intelligent Emergence aims to explore the expanding collaborative realm between human and machine creativity. A machine learning algorithm, StyleGAN2, was trained on 1000 images of the last seven years of my personal abstract photography— first learning to recreate still images, before creating an infinite number of novel images in the latent space between each frame which are then animated to create the progression in the video. The audio is created from over 200 pieces of ambient music, reflecting the general soundtrack I would listen to while creating the photography over the past several years, then processed through an open source protocol from the Magenta Project called Music Transformer. This would create MIDI “sheet music” which I could then compose the original soundtrack from. The hope is to probe what it means to collaborate with a non-human entity. A conversation emerges, as the GAN responds to the information I feed it, and I respond to the information it feeds me. This is part two of a long-form piece.

IA 360° Showcase

April 1 – May 4, 2023

Curated by Kyle Duffield and Terry Anastasiadis

The IA 360° is a permanent surround video projection system designed for the community to develop, learn, and exhibit immersive media works. Algorithmic forests, dystopian remnants, imagined alphabets, reclaimed narratives, om- nipresent avatars, real and synthesized realms, cosmic awe, the microscopic made monolithic – this inaugural showcase highlights a diverse range of local and international perspectives that invite spectators to reflect on what can be an environment, and how a fixed public space allows the viewer to access and experience transforming landscapes. Be present, because these worlds are also meant to inspire and give a glimpse into places yet to be envisioned and explored together.