What would a machine mind dream after “seeing” the vast collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)?
“Unsupervised — Machine Hallucinations — MoMA” is a constantly evolving response to that question, made possible by Refik Anadol. It uses artificial intelligence to interpret and transform more than 200 years of art from MoMA's collection to continuously generates new forms on a large-scale media wall measuring approximately 24 × 24 feet.
I find the “dreamscape” mesmerizing, but I’m wondering what you think . . .
(My thanks to Refik Anadol and the Museum of Modern Art, via Artist in New York City.)
The Gentle Nudge
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I am a bit trepidatious regarding AI. My hope for the direction of humanity is toward wholeness; to move our bodies, to feel every emotion, joys and sorrows, to embrace what it means to be human, to sense transcendence and awe, to create from our true, authentic selves. I’m not really sure where technology and AI fit into this vision. Can it express the ineffable? Love? Empathy? The energy field is moving too fast (for me anyway). I love poetry because it invites a slower pace. It allows for a depth one would otherwise miss. Creativity and imagination cannot grow by shifting pixels.
Though I can find AI somewhat entertaining, it is also lacking at the same time. I see it with curiosity, not doom, but also caution.
My reaction is simply to the colors. I found the vivids distressing, the pastels soothing. The pace was intense. I didn’t give it more thought than this.