Latent Matter #6

Latent Matter #6 - infinite art installation hallucinated by neural networks (cement, aluminum, silicon, plaster and AI generated video projection)

Latent spaces in Artificial Intelligence are abstract multi-dimensional spaces which serve as a framework for encoding a meaningful internal representation of externally observed reality. Through these spaces, AI can manifest entirely new realities based on a phenomenological interpretation of the physical world, crafted via patterns derived from extensive data observations.

The installation features a sculpture made from everyday materials like cement and metal, reflecting the core elements of our surroundings. Close-up pictures of this sculpture are then processed by artificial intelligence, which deconstructs and reassembles them into its latent spaces. The resulting images, transformed by the AI, are projected through an intricate video-mapping onto the original sculpture, enhancing and merging with its physical form.

This blend creates endless sculptures (or an endless sculpture), continuously forming at the intersection of the virtual and the physical spaces. In that sense, this piece stands as an unrelenting explorer of a new mixed reality, continuously challenging our understanding of what we consider 'real' and questioning the traditional role of the artist in the creation of a work of art.

The work was both created and showcased during the artist residency with Viafarini at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan.