Hidden Worlds

Can computers see gender? Without being trained in traditional binary notions of gender what can they produce? And how do we interpret the results? J. Rosenbaum is presenting Hidden Worlds, an exhibition of Artificial Intelligence Computer Generated artworks using mobile Augmented Reality technologies to see gender through the lens of computer vision. Rosenbaum’s last works used AI to interpret their creations, this time the computer will be creating the art and Rosenbaum will create interpretations based on the output. A Neural Network that has been trained in thousands of images of Greek and Roman statuary attempts to create its own. Rosenbaum will then take the output and seek to find the truth inside the computer generated work and reveal that to the viewer. Another Neural Network will look at the works and attempt to write poetry based on what it sees. This will be incorporated into a soundscape inside the app. Viewers will see light boxes and watch them come to life inside the app as the computer generated work is transformed and reinterpreted by human eyes and hands. The language will be alien, computer driven showing a collaborative effort between human and machine. This highly experimental work invites questions about computers creating art, about how machines see humans and gender and idealized beauty.
Hidden Worlds will be at Testing Grounds from September 12 to 22 as part of Critical Mass for Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Dates: September 12-22
Times: Open Wednesday to Saturday 10-6
Venue: Testing Grounds- White Box. 1 City Rd, Melbourne.