Friday, 12 June 2020, 3:38 pmPress Release: Phantom House <\/p>\n
Wellington photographer Grant Sheehan has used artificialneural network technology to create photographic images thatvisualise an artificial intelligence (AI) dreamscape andthen published them in a book made of metal.<\/p>\n
Thismassive new Kiwi project is a fusion of art and science.Does Ava Dream? has many different elements but atthe heart of it are the questions: what might an AI dreamof, and what might those dreams look like?<\/p>\n
Sheehanattempts to answer these questions using photography, film,music, and cutting-edge publishing technology. The artworksof Does Ava Dream? are created using high-res patternimages, combined with artificial neural network photographyplug-ins, to illustrate how an AI's dream fragments mightlook on output.<\/p>\n
Continuing the theme of AI androbotics, Sheehan has printed these images onto metal tocreate a singular metal book singular both in the sensethat it is remarkable and in the sense that there is onlyone of it.<\/p>\n
Those interested can view the metal book atPtaka gallery in Porirua. It is accompanied by plus largedisplay versions of the dream images, plus a short filmshowing these images in motion. The music for this shortfilm, like the images, have been co-created by Sheehan andartificial neural network technology.<\/p>\n
For those whocan't make it to the exhibition, Sheehan has also created amore traditional paper book about the project as a whole,called The Making Of Does Ava Dream? This is agorgeous hardback coffee-table book that is published in twoeditions, one of which comes with a signed metallic paperprint of one of the dream images.<\/p>\n
Someimages are available for republication uponenquiry<\/p>\n
More information about Does Ava Dream?at https:\/\/doesavadream.click\/<\/a><\/p>\n Watchthe trailer for the metal book Does Ava Dream? here:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-sdNzxbrxXU<\/a><\/p>\n