Who would have thought — a show in one of the EU headquarters nowadays. And this is despite the fact that my European residence permit has recently expired while I wait (still…) for long-awaited permanent residency — which for the time being renders my travels across the EU somewhat semi-legal.
Meanwhile, what used to be homeland is taken over by fascist regimes. In light of that, I’d wish that “being European” was more about sharing a certain set of values, rather than just fulfilling the criteria of a bureaucratic backend. I hope we’re heading there.
I'm happy to be showing Content Aware Studies as part of the S+T+ARTS exhibition at DG Connect.
Massive thanks to my studio-mate Artem Konevskikh for his help with the setup, and to Nicolas Wierinck for putting this group show together — filled with some truly brilliant work.
Tokyo, Mishuku, JPN
Vienna, Neubau, AUT
Egor Kraft – artist-researcher, founder
Anna Kraft – researcher, director
mail/at/kraft.studio
Tokyo, Mishuku, JPN
Vienna, Neubau, AUT
Egor Kraft – artist-researcher, founder
Anna Kraft – researcher, director
#ReverseArchaeology #SyntheticHistories #Cognitecture #AIsthetics #Engistemics
Initiated in 2017, ongoing.
Marble, polyamide, machine learning algorithms, custom software, original dataset, multichannel video installation.
A critical and technical exploration of the capacities of AI models to reconstruct missing fragments of objects from classical antiquity and generate synthetic historical documents carved in stone. This work questions the epistemological qualities of AI-accelerated historiography, akin to 'reverse archaeology'.
#Infodemics #Infollution #Knowlegistics #EngineeredTruth
Initiated in 2011, ongoing.
5-channel video installation; HD film; website: thenewcolor.net; book, edition of 50.
An online mystification concerning a parascientific breakthrough discovery of a never-before-seen colour. The digital myth took the form of a fictitious company's website, video adverts & mockumentary interviews to become a viral sensation attracting mass attention online.