If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, is it really duck?
Alongside the rich and diverse screening program of Ars Electronica Animation Festival, we are thrilled to announce that several artists awarded at Prix 2024 will be joining us at medSPACE and Deep Space 8k to present their work in person.
Rachel Maclean will introduce her daring deepfake short film DUCK, set in the iconic world of James Bond. Featuring Sean Connery and Marilyn Monroe, the AI-generated animation introduces the audience to a seemingly familiar, yet in fact never-before-seen reality, where the fixed definition of identity and the reliability of history and news are continuously questioned.
After the film, join us for a brief artist talk with Rachel Maclean, with whom we will explore the making of and motivations behind this witty yet unsettling display of deepfake mastery.
The MEET THE ARTIST event series will also feature:
- Golden Nica winner Beatie Wolfe (GB)
- Award of Distinction winners Timothy Thomasson (CA) and Jeremy Kamal (US)
- Honorary Mention winner Nicolas Gourault (FR)
Language: EN
Ticket: FESTIVALPASS+,FESTIVALPASS,ONE DAY PASS
Max. 100
Please note: Limited capacity, registration required – in addition to a valid ticket, you need a (free) ticket reservation for the respective event in advance. Reservations for Deep Space 8K events must be scanned on-site no later than 15min before the programme starts.
DRUCK, photo: Rachel Maclean
DRUCK, photo: Rachel Maclean
Bio
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Photo: Lena KuzmichRachel Maclean
GB
Rachel Maclean is an established artist and filmmaker based in Glasgow whose films have shown widely in the UK and internationally in galleries, museums, film festivals and on television. Maclean’s films captivate audiences with elaborately produced digital worlds, extravagant costumes and colourful alternative realities. She draws on pop-cultural references, video games, fairytales and horror to critically examine social contexts, political systems, consumerism and phenomena of the digital world. Her feature-length film Make Me Up, originally commissioned by the BBC, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and went on to screen in numerous film festivals including the Rotterdam International Film Festival.