Live public event
Uncanny Dream: Artist-talks with exhibition participants
Gray Cake (Kate Pryanik, Sasha Serechenko) (RU), Mitry Grankov (RU)
Gray Cake (Kate Pryanik, Sasha Serechenko) (RU) the “Dreams of the Machine” artists work with the phenomenon of AI and, starting from the concept of human consciousness, they ask the question of the existence of “algorithmic unconscious”. Mitry Grankov – “Art translator”. Using the phone camera, the translator is asked to “translate” real works of art from museum collections into different languages.
AI & art
Helena Nikonole (RU)
The lecture is dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in an artistic context. Going through the projects of Uncanny Dream exhibition, we will explore three of possible approaches to Neural Networks in art: aesthetic, utopian and dystopian.
Open workshop “Lets play. Experiencing art games”
Anastasia Koroleva (RU), Nikita Prudnikov (RU), Katya Galitskaya (RU), Xenia Obukhovskaya (RU), Alexander Vetushinskiy (RU), Margarita Skomorokh (RU)
The workshop is organized as “Let’s play” sessions with artistic games creators, game studies scholars, theorists and philosophers. We will play video games presented in a context of the “Uncanny Dream” project and discuss the topics such as video game as artistic medium, art games mechanics etc.
Panel Discussion “Curating hybrid events. Ars Electronica 2021 experience”
Helena Nikonole (RU), Oxana Chvyakina (RU), Olga Vad (RU), Natalia Fedorova (RU), Olga Zubova (RU)
The panel is dedicated to the challenges of curating hybrid events in times of pandemic: Helena Nikonole, Oxana Chvyakina, Olga Vad, Natalia Fedorova and Olga Zubova will present their hybrid (online\offline) projects and share their curatorial experiences and perspectives.
Posthuman Art: Robots, Aliens, Chess, and
Prof. Maurice Benayoun (HK/FR); Dr. Martin E. Rosenberg (US); Prof. Beatrice de Gelder (NL); Dr. Tanya Ravn Ag (DK); Dr. RAY LC (HK/US); Lisa Park SoYoung (HK/KR); Prof. De Kai (US/HK)
Is post-human art far too human? Taking this question as a starting point, the five speakers of this panel expand this inquiry in five disparate trajectories. Media artist Maurice Benayoun (HK/FR) questions how artworks can open new perspectives by engaging the world as subjects rather than objects.
Uncanny Dream: Artist-talks with exhibition participants
Anna Shustikova (RU), Roman Solodkov (RU), Ivan Netkachev (RU)
Anna Shustikova (RU) – You can touch, You can play "Barbie Girl" by Aqua. Through the experiments with much-talked-about CLIP (text-to-image) AI architecture, this project explores the biases around concepts of "beauty" and "femininity" within machine's male gaze. And other projects...
Uncanny Dream: Online Curatorial Tour
Helena Nikonole (RU), Oxana Chvyakina (RU)
Curators of the “Uncanny Dream” exhibition will present the project, introducing young Russian new media artists and sharing their curatorial perspectives on digital art in times of the pandemic.
How to stay a critical artist when working with industry
Ars Electronica UK Garden: STARTS Debate
Artists are constantly facing new challenges, with NFT for instance being a recent and ongoing issue. How do artists maintain their ethical position as well as remain relevant, catalytic, and critical while working with industry and trying to make a living? What are the ramifications of entering the market and selling their work? How can artists ensure they consider the social, economic and environmental impact of working with industry?
UCA Artistic Presentation
Camille Baker (CDN/GB) – Artist/Artistic Director, Maf’j Alverez (GB/SP) – Interaction Designer /Unity3d Developer, Sarah Büttner (DE) – Tilt Brush and 3D environment artist, Bushra Burge (GB) – Haptic corset interaction/fashion designer, Kat Austen (GB/DE) – Sound Designer, Paul Hayes (GB) – Haptics Electronic Engineer/ Programmer, Andy Baker (GB) – Unity Technical Consultant, Annelies Lovell & Alexandra Butterworth(GB) – voice-over actors, Anonymous Stories – various contributing women
INTER/her is an intimate VR immersive exploration of the inner world of middle-aged women’s bodies and the post-reproductive diseases they suffer, such as endometriosis, fibroids, polyps, Ovarian and other cysts, cervical, ovarian, uterine and endometrial cancers - with a focus on female health as personal exploration, conversation starter, and community building.
Neuroaesthetics: The Future of Interdisciplinary Art
Kinda Studios (GB), Marshmallow Laser Feast (GB), Tayos & Jon Hopkins (GB), Goldsmiths University (GB)
This interactive, participatory session guides audience members through the growing interdisciplinary field of Neuroaesthetics, providing a toolkit and takeaways for building effective Art-Science experiences. A live participatory Neuroaesthetics research experiment and interactive discussion with a breathe intervention that includes artworks from Marshmallow Laser Feast & Jon Hopkins
