‘We Live in a World Where Technology and Interaction with It Are an Integral Part of Everyday Life’
In early July, HSE ART GALLERY hosted the grand opening of the ‘Telling Stories. Big Data’ exhibition. The first part of this project has been exhibited at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art since the end of June. The exhibition will be open at both venues until August 13th.
At the end of each academic year, the HSE University Art and Design School hosts large-scale final exhibitions that bring together students, graduates from various areas of study, and school teachers. This time, students from the HSE Faculty of Creative Industries joined the event as participants, and the exhibition is being held at two venues.
The authors reflect in their works on how computers, AI, and various digital technologies have penetrated human life.
‘We live in a world where technology, possession of it, and interaction with it are an integral part of everyday life. It is hard to imagine a comfortable life and working routine without various devices and applications making our daily existence easier. However, technology penetrates more and more unexpected areas beyond everyday life, healthcare, and science: culture, art, applied design. That is when the potential of artificial intelligence becomes clear—for example, for generating a new artistic language that resonates with this epoch and its aspirations,’ said Director of HSE ART GALLERY Daria Kuznetsova.
She also mentioned that the part of the exhibition available at the gallery included design projects created by teachers and students from the Communication Design track of the Moscow and St. Petersburg campuses of the HSE University Art and Design School. In addition, it also showcases works created within the elective courses ‘Poster Laboratory’ and ‘Infographics and Data Visualisation.’
‘We call for a dialogue dedicated to those issues which are incredibly topical today: how to live in an endless flow of information, how to analyse and organise it, whether it is possible to use AI as a co-author and assistant in artistic work, how to make the Web a space for the existence and dissemination of art. While preparing for the exhibition, the artists asked themselves these and many other research-inspiring questions. And now we invite you to reflect on them,’ Daria Kuznetsova said.
Daria Kuznetsova
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