Colorful Noise


Press Release

On July 1st at 18:00, the opening of the exhibition “Colorful Noise” by Victor Giers will take place at the Pop-Up Store in Buhlgässle.
The exhibition features “Glitch Art”. “Glitch” is a programming error, so to speak, a false statement of a logical circuit. Giers intentionally induces such errors in digital image representation to distort given images in such a way that completely new images emerge. The result is colorful, abstract textures, which are presented and offered in the form of limited art prints on high-quality synthetic paper. Also on display is Real-Time Rendering, the calculation of such images in real-time, projected on canvas. It is also possible to bring your own digital images to have them manipulated by the artist on-site. Ambient electronic music will be played. The exhibition runs until July 17th and is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. For more information: www.victorgiers.de

Study on the Topic: Artificial Intelligence (2016-2019)

From 2015 to 2019, I engaged intensively with artificial intelligence, virtual humanoids, human-machine interactions, and the resulting philosophical and cultural questions during my studies at the University of Fine Arts Saar in Saarbrücken. I dealt with the limits and misunderstandings in dealing with AI technologies both theoretically and practically as an artist.

In my bachelor’s thesis “Comparison between Artificial and Real Intelligence” (2017, final grade 1.0), I explored how digital avatars simulate learning processes using genetic algorithms and compared these with the real learning and pain experiences of a human performer. The performance “Learning” utilized the optical Pepper’s Ghost effect for the spatial representation of a digital character. The results clearly highlighted the emotional gap between technical simulation and human experience.

In my master’s thesis, I expanded this approach and delved deeper into the perception and staging of virtual characters and their interactions with humans. Among other things, the following projects emerged:

These projects were accompanied by theoretical reflections on transparency in design, black box issues, random and deterministic systems, as well as ethical and philosophical dimensions of AI. Inspired by references such as Frieder Nake, Andrew Glassner, and Richard David Precht, I critically engaged with terms and misunderstandings surrounding artificial intelligence, artificial life, and consciousness.

From my artistic research, the following central insights emerged:

My work between 2015 and 2019 thus represents a versatile, critical, and innovative engagement with humanity, technology, and their complex relationships, aiming to contribute to a well-founded and reflective public discourse on these topics.

Studium zum Thema Künstliche Intelligenz

Von 2015 bis 2019 beschäftigte ich mich während meines Studiums an der Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar in Saarbrücken intensiv mit Künstlicher Intelligenz, virtuellen Humanoiden, Mensch-Maschine-Interaktionen sowie den daraus resultierenden philosophischen und kulturellen Fragestellungen. Dabei setzte ich mich sowohl theoretisch als auch praktisch-künstlerisch mit den Grenzen und Missverständnissen im Umgang mit KI-Technologien auseinander.

In meiner Bachelorarbeit „Vergleich zwischen künstlicher und realer Intelligenz“ (2017, Abschlussnote 1.0) erforschte ich, wie digitale Avatare mittels genetischer Algorithmen Lernprozesse simulieren und verglich diese mit den realen Lern- und Schmerz-Erfahrungen eines menschlichen Performers. Die Performance „Learning“ nutzte dafür den optischen Pepper’s-Ghost-Effekt zur räumlichen Darstellung eines digitalen Charakters. Die Ergebnisse zeigten deutlich die emotionale Kluft zwischen technischer Simulation und menschlichem Erleben auf.

In meiner Masterarbeit erweiterte ich diesen Ansatz und beschäftigte mich vertieft mit der Wahrnehmung und Inszenierung von virtuellen Charakteren sowie deren Interaktionen mit Menschen. Unter anderem entstanden folgende Projekte:

Diese Projekte wurden begleitet von theoretischen Reflexionen zu Transparenz im Design, Black Box-Problematik, zufälligen und deterministischen Systemen sowie ethischen und philosophischen Dimensionen von KI. Inspiriert von Referenzen wie Frieder Nake, Andrew Glassner und Richard David Precht, setzte ich mich kritisch mit Begriffen und Missverständnissen rund um künstliche Intelligenz, künstliches Leben und Bewusstsein auseinander.

Aus meiner künstlerischen Forschung ergaben sich folgende zentrale Erkenntnisse:

Meine Arbeit zwischen 2015 und 2019 stellt somit eine vielseitige, kritische und innovative Auseinandersetzung mit Menschlichkeit, Technologie und ihren komplexen Beziehungen dar und möchte dazu beitragen, den öffentlichen Diskurs zu diesen Themen fundiert und reflektiert zu gestalten.

Allez Allez - HBKsaar Graduates - Exhibition 2019

Three works on the theme “Artificial Intelligence”, virtual humanoids and associated misunderstandings, presented in a spatial installation with a desk situation.

Recipients read a brochure about the work results at the desk (Link to the text). Meanwhile, their faces were automatically photographed and projected onto canvases around them. A visual “echo chamber” was created by the surroundings of their own face.
“Forgetting” was not allowed; the faces remained on the canvases until they were overwritten by new faces, leaving one’s own face behind when leaving the scene.

The reactions to the capturing and displaying of one’s own face varied from anger over “surveillance” and non-compliance with data protection regulations to joy over the possibility of taking selfies or the feeling of improving the reading situation by being able to view one’s own face.

Gerkzeuk was also there.

Next to it, a puppet as a parody of the over-interpretation of “artificial intelligence” capabilities.
Two servomotors, built into a black box, move a marionette at unpredictable, temporal intervals. Stickers are affixed to the black box, representing the hype around the topic “AI”: quotes from “The Matrix”, a Terminator and an Elon Musk head, Hal 9000, etc. Some recipients imitated the puppet’s movements and were pleased with the learning effect they experienced, while others were creeped out.

 

 

Further scenes

 

 

Schacht und Heim - Animation Video for Miners Exhibition

At the invitation of the German Newspaper Museum, a student working group from the University of Fine Arts began in spring 2016 to deal with the magazine “Schacht und Heim”, the work newspaper of Saarbergwerke.

In a 270° screen chamber in the exhibition “Schacht und Heim”, the virtual “shaft ride”, the 3D renderings from our studio, were presented.

Cooperation of the German Newspaper Museum with the University of Fine Arts Saar.

https://www.schachtundheim.de/information
https://www.schachtundheim.de/schacht-heim-projekt-ansehen/schachtfahrt

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