To The Artworks

video installation by Rawlab in HALL 2

24 May – 02 June 2024
Opening – Friday, 24 May 2024, 5:00 PM

Part of forum for contemporary art Buna

Metaphor is for most people a device of the poetic imagination, but the ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and communicate, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature. This suggests the way we think, what we experience, and what we do every day is very much a matter of metaphor.
With regard to natural language processing and artificial intelligence, it is questionable whether neural networks can eventually come to understand a metaphor in a consistent and non-literal way. The video installation traces the semantic limits inherent in machine learning’s paradigm. The vulnerabilities of the algorithm create an abstract space liberated from fact: a poetic truth that is mysterious and elusive.
The artists use natural language processing algorithms and artificial intelligence to create a dreamlike universe. The result is a series of generated poems that were used to instruct a machine learning algorithm for creating images. The installation invites visitors to enter an immersive space where a series of visual experiments reveal hidden patterns and complex relations emerging from language and image interplay.

rawlab.xyz is a research-based collective operating at the intersection of art and technology. Through their artistic practice, rawlab aims to incite introspection on the complexities of language, perception, and the evolving relationship between humans and technology. Through the deliberate exaggeration of limitations, vulnerabilities, and societal implications inherent in emerging technologies, rawlab examines the social effects of our networked cultures.

Soundscape: Ivo Spassov
Ivo is a sound designer and composer with experience in creating audio content for various media platforms. It works with a variety of media - from movies, commercials, animations, theater productions to computer games and applications.
His artistic vision gives new dimensions to perception with sound effects in diverse formats and media - from films, commercials, animations, theater productions to computer games and applications.

Technical Support: Venelin Velev