Model Collapse features cyber sculptures that resist dominant narratives tied to AI’s creation, each telling stories of mystification, gender bias, non-Western algorithmic traditions, ecological impact, and hidden labor. Visitors engage with the sculptures by typing a query to a central AI interface. A local language model locates the query in the digital realm, awakening the relevant sculpture to share knowledge on the self-consuming origins of AI, often rooted in resource and data extraction.
Model Collapse / Cyanne van den Houten, Ymer Marinus - Photo: Model Collapse / Tessa Wiegerinck
Exhibit
Model Collapse
Cyanne van den Houten (NL), Ymer Marinus (SE), Telemagic (NL)
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Model Collapse / Cyanne van den Houten; Ymer Marinus - Photo: Model Collapse / Tessa Wiegerinck
Model Collapse / Cyanne van den Houten; Ymer Marinus - Photo: Model Collapse / Tessa Wiegerinck
Model Collapse / Cyanne van den Houten; Ymer Marinus - Photo: Model Collapse / Tessa Wiegerinck
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Photo: A Small Production Company
Cyanne van den Houten
Cyanne van den Houten is a media artist based in Utrecht/Rotterdam. Their media artworks stem from a drive to uncover mysteries around the digital. Rather than viewing the invisibility of technology as something to be feared, they approach it as something to be examined, dissected, and molded into a tangible form.
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Photo: A Small Production Company
Ymer Marinus
Ymer Marinus delves into the mysteries of human connection with digital technology. They believe that invisible tech should not be feared but examined, dissected, and re-experienced in its raw form. Their work aligns with hacking ideology, focusing on reclaiming and repurposing technologies to uncover underlying power structures and discomfort.
