A pioneer in the aesthetics of machine intelligence, artist and technologist Refik Anadol is known for his innovative media works and large-scale public installations. Echoes of the Earth: Living Archive, Anadol’s first major institutional solo exhibition in the UK, envelops viewers in immersive environments that utilise years-long experimentation with visual data of coral reefs and rainforests and showcases the creative potential of AI.
The exhibition features the UK premiere of Living Archive: Large Nature Model, a new commission adapted specially for Serpentine North. The installation wraps the gallery walls in AI generated images inspired by data of flora, fungi and fauna from over 16 rainforest locations globally, which was collected using technologies such as LiDAR and photogrammetry. At the crossroads of visual art, science, and technology, Anadol also presents Artificial Realities: Coral, a sound and video experience highlighting the vital role of coral reefs in the ocean ecosystem.
Also on view is Artificial Realities: Rainforest, Anadol’s most recent project, which marks the longest continuous generative AI visualisation on nature to date. It is the first installation in a growing body of work that is created employing The Large Nature Model, the world’s first open source generative AI model dedicated to nature. Echoes of the Earth: Living Archive investigates the ways in which technology alters our perception of the natural world and our experience of time and space.
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Credits
Refik Anadol Studio
Alex Morozov
Alistair Ramage
Caio Villela
Christian Burke
Cosku Turhan
Daniel Seungmin Lee
Dasha Orlova
Delaney Kough
Efe Mert Kaya
Efsun Erkilic
Ho Man Leung
Hye Min Cho
Jules Hyun
Kelian Maissen
Kerim Karaoglu
Kyle McLean
Linda Berke
Maurizio Braggiotti
Mert Cobanov
Michael Hsiu
Nidhi Parsana
Pelin Kivrak
Sebastian Monroy
Simon Burke
Tobias Heinemann
Yufan Xie
Some part of the show exhibited at World Economic Forum,
Davos Congress Center, 2024
16/02/2024 – 07/04/2024
Serpentine Galleries,
London, UK
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Thanks to
Serpentine Galleries
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Bettina Korek
Joseph Fowler
Ryan Zurrer
Claude Adjil
Liz Stumpf
Brittany Stewart
Halime Özdemir