“Creating the “Everywhen” Urban Experience in Singapore: An Artist-Driven Interweaving of Time and Space Using AI-Powered Projection Mapping and Screen Installations.” presented by Xie, Chavez and Chavez

Symposium:

• ISEA2024: 29th International Symposium on Electronic Art

• Virtual (full papers)

• Creating the “Everywhen” Urban Experience in Singapore: An Artist-Driven Interweaving of Time and Space Using AI-Powered Projection Mapping and Screen Installations.

• Speculative practices

• Shujiao Xie
• Ina Conradi Chavez
• Mark Joseph Chavez

Venue(s):

• Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia

• The concept of “Everywhen” invites us to traverse the boundaries of time, seamlessly uniting the past with the present and future. At the forefront of this exploration are artists using AI-powered tools to reshape our perception of urban landscapes. This paper examines the conceptualization and technical execution of three artist-led urban media art projects in Singapore: the projection mapping of “(RE)ROOTING in Progress” at the 2021 Light to Night Festival, “Classic of Mountains and Seas”, and “AI Meets Wu Guanzhong” displayed on the urban screen at Nanyang Technological University in 2022. Focusing on the roles of artists and AI in the creative process, the study reveals that urban settings not only infuse AI with meanings but serve as rich sources of datasets. Artists use AI as a tool while retaining control over the final output. While AI-enhanced installations possess the capacity to weave the fabric of time and space into artistic expressions, they also present challenges related to data concerns. In this melding of art, technology, and urban spaces, it is the artists who are pivotal in guiding AI to establish a temporal cultural thread, reshaping our connection to history, and curating an “Everywhen” ambiance within the city.

Keywords:

• Urban Media Art
• artificial intelligence
• cultural memory
• Everywhen Urban Experience
• practice-based research

Category:

• Long Paper