The interaction between artificial intelligence and humanity inspires another edition of the International Electronic Language Festival – FILE, which occupies the exhibition space of the Fiesp Cultural Center, from July 5 to August 27. The main gallery is visited from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 8 pm, with free admission.
The theme of the current edition of the festival is “interactive singularities”a reference to a hypothesis in science fiction that mutual interaction between artificial intelligences (AIs) and humans would lead to the development of a simulated consciousness, i.e. the “artificial self”, which can dialogue with the “natural self” and exchange information and experiences in various ways.
This idea according Paula Bericenotto that it Ricardo Paretothe curators and founders of FILE, goes against the trend of thinking that artificial intelligence will soon become autonomous and self-aware.
A common “hybrid consciousness” would link human consciousness to the vast knowledge that has been produced in human history through artificial consciousness and this could lead to an evolutionary shift. Not as a single artificial individual that would dominate humanity, but as “hybrid singularities” that would interact with each other, solving the world’s complex problems,” the coordinators explain about the edition proposal.
The FILE São Paulo 2023 program includes the main exhibition, an installation at the entrance to the Fiesp Cultural Center, projections of works on the facade of the building, partnerships with other institutions, workshops and an installation in the metro.
Held in partnership with SESI-SP since 2004, the festival is an event in which the public can interact and discover the most innovative elements of the union between art, science and technology.
Show highlights
The main exhibition of Sao Paulo 2023 file It brings together 183 participants from 302 artists from 39 countries, such as Brazil, the United States, Argentina, Germany, China, France, Finland, Japan, Iran, the United Kingdom, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Italy and Portugal.
The idea is that visitors can actively interact with these works and, in this way, learn from these aesthetic experiences. The audience will encounter new possibilities of thinking and acting in a less dense technological world, as well as adapting to the exponential development of new art forms, not only aesthetic, but also intelligent.
One of the works on show is an interactive installation “enlarged iris” (2022), via The Brazilian Anaissa Franco, which invites visitors to look through a device the artist calls a “Space iriscope”. The device scans a person’s iris and displays an image of them mixed with galaxies and nebulae. The idea is that the audience can look into the tiny universe of Iris and find parallels with the universe of galaxies.
Finnish Hanna arrived Displays the installationCaptured” (2021), which captures a visitor’s face and creates his/her digital avatar in a group environment in the virtual world. The idea of this work, which explores photorealistic capture and 3D technologies, is that by seeing its digital multiply, a person becomes both a spectator and an actor in the work.
Canadian duo Victor Drouin Trimpe (V.ICTOR) that it Jean-Philippe Côté (Djip.Co) Bring for exhibition installation “Sound Entrepreneurs” (2022), Which suggests a reflection on the digital traces we leave in contemporary life. In practice, a voice-activated digital assistant listens to and records sounds made by people in the facility. These audio recordings are mixed and converted into an image. Using motion sensors, visitors can track the paths of sound waves, and interfere with the reproduction of the original sounds.
Another highlight is “big waste” (2022)from North America Ozge Samangi, A virtual reality installation that raises awareness of space exploration, based on data revealing links between marine pollution and recent space pollution. In action, it is possible to experience the high velocities of satellite debris and its impact on the atmosphere and seas through audio and visual resources.
Already installation “The Phase” (2022)in Saif Lee, from Hong Kong, was also generated from Data Generation. The work is inspired by a set of rules developed from the Wolfram Physics project mixed with the realm of Chinese Taoism, transforming scientific hypotheses into a generative visual system. In this experience, visitors can manipulate 4K animations from the motion.
Also noteworthy work Unbonded on the Bonded domainCommissioned by FACT, London, by Brazilian artist Gabriel Massan, who seeks to harmonize the emotional experience of his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, adolescence in São Paulo and maturity in Europe as raw material for his work, following the advice of writer and academic Saidia Hartmann in the concept of “critical industrialization” to explore a system default environment.
FILE visitors will have the opportunity to experience the game humanity, It was recently released by Japanese studio Enhance, led by game creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi. The team is dedicated to creating immersive and synchronized entertainment experiences through the power of gaming, virtual reality, augmented reality, MRI and mobile technology.
Finally, in action Learn to see Turkish artist Memo Akten, Audiences will be able to observe and manipulate in real time the visualization of neural networks that reinterpret everyday objects to form visual constructs, resulting in landscapes appearing on screen.
Private activation:
Right at the entrance to the Fiesp Cultural Center, the public encounters the installation “light falls” (2021) from Brazil rays (Leandro Mendes Vegas). At a height of 5 metres, the work in the form of a waterfall suggests a reflection on the importance of water and nature conservation. The work consists of large tubes that start from the top and simulate the flow of water into the ground, as they intertwine on the ground, creating the effect of water crashing against the stones. In the background, visitors can hear the sounds of the Amazon rainforest.
LED display
traditional attraction in sao paulo file, a LED display is a display of electronic artwork on the LED panel installed on the facade of FIESP, facing Avenida Paulista, throughout the event.
This year, the works of 11 artists from different countries are on display: Alejandro Casales Navarrete (Mexico), Annabella Costa (France)Christian Merrill (United States of America), Gilbert Sinnott (Germany), Hernan Roberto (Argentina), Leonardo O’Hara (Argentina and Brazil), Lucas Ogione Cipriano (Brazil), it is (Spain), Mamaonica (Italy), Patricio Ballesteros Ledesma (Argentina) f Pedro Henrique Hochscheid-Stelmach (Brazil)
In addition to these works, the LED display series “imperceptible daily life “, The result of a partnership between the Festival and the Visual Arts course of the Department of Fine Arts of the School of Communication and Arts (ECA-USP), at the University of São Paulo. The business is developed under supervision a. doctor. Silvia Lorentz, by the participants in fact set.
The name of this series of works refers to those aspects of everyday life that go unnoticed or ignored by most people.
Workshops
With the proposal to disseminate technology as a creative language and technical development process, the FILE SP 2023 workshops will take place in the mezzanine of the Fiesp Cultural Center – between 5 and 7 July. The activities are free, and to participate, you must register through the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/
Since 2009, FILE workshops have been attended by groups of computer science educators and artists seeking an experimental immersion in the essence of binary language. This immersion aims to impart knowledge and research on the use of computing for technical purposes.
This year, he gave workshops Philip Gomez, Bruna Meyer, Miguel Alonso, Mauricio Gabor, Luca Ribeiro, Sergio Venancio, Samuel Mariani, Paolo Niveldio that it Felipe Mamon.
Check out the full schedule of workshops here.
hypersonic file
In the “Interactive Singles” edition, the festival contains CYLAND Audio Archive as an integral part of the programme Hypersonic File 2023. This partnership aims to increase the visibility of this group and encourage the creation and dissemination of innovative and experimental audio productions.
CYLAND is a non-profit organization that promotes the emergence of new art forms and high-tech interactions by developing connections between artists, curators, engineers and programmers.
To meet the challenge of presenting “pure” sound in exhibition spaces alongside other “physical” contemporary artworks and preserving the art of sound, in 2013 the lab created the CYLAND Sound Archive. The project is sponsored by Sergey Komarov and includes more than 60 entries.
All of this material can be found at https://cyland.bandcamp.com/.
ANIMA +
In 2023, SCM/CityU will participate in FILE São Paulo as a partner institution of FILE ANIMA +. Collaboration between institutions proposes to disseminate creative works and push new artists to the international arena. The program is offered under the supervision of Prof. Dr. doctor. Max Hatler.
The first institution of its kind in the region, SCM/CityU was established to nurture a new generation of entrepreneurial multidisciplinary artists and media creators and to be an innovation hub for the creative industries in Hong Kong, mainland China and abroad. Today, it is recognized as an international center for discovery and innovation in Asia.
file in metro
FILE METRÔ 2023 presents augmented reality action “antiquities “, Venezuelan artist Camilla Magran. This intervention aims to create an exhibition space at Trianon-Masp and Consolação stations, on line 2-Green, of the metro, making the aesthetic and technological experience accessible to the public who travels through these spaces daily.
Entrances to the station will receive the artist’s works and the visual communication of the event, and the public will be able to access the works in augmented reality through their mobile phones.
Archeology explores the relationship between the past and the present with the transformation process as a guiding thread. The work consists of a series of posters and a set of accompanying animation images and videos viewed exclusively through the use of an augmented reality application.
service
FILE – International Festival of Electronic Languages
a period: From July 5 to August 27, 2023 | Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 20:00
local: Exhibition space of the Fiesp Cultural Center | Avenida Paulista, 1313 – in front of the Trianon Maspe station
Free entry and on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations for groups and schools: [email protected]
A description of all works can be found in the FILE Singularidades Interativas edition on the website www.file.org.br
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