LAND ENOUGH
HUMAN ENOUGH Exhibition Presentation
@ Creativity & Cognition 2023 @ RAY LC @ Latisha Hendra
The cave painting was a creative space we no longer understand. What technologies of today can we use to understand our own concerns of a climate future analogous to the way pre-historic humans drew their conceptions onto the cave? HUMAN ENOUGH uses machine learning-generated visions of climate futures (Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, etc) and climate adaptions / potential solutions (ChatGPT) in a creative space (Gather) to reconstruct a modern analog of the age-old cave painting. It then constructs the machine visions into physical installed objects using recycled, organic, found materials from site-specific builds for physical exhibition. The outcome is a collective imagining of our climate future and our adaptions to it from a technological and material perspective.
SIGGRAPH Asia’s Art Gallery showcases the latest innovations in digital art and provides a creative space for artists and attendees to gather. It presented a total of 25 works ranging from interactive installations to generative visualization performances, highlighting its theme, ‘Sustainability & Non-Fungibility’. At the Art Gallery, we speculate and envision sustainable ecologies and non-fungible entities that are constantly reshaped, recreated and restored in the trajectories of time. Tokens of hopes and promises are taken to explore and experiment with digital media not only to discover terrains of co-existence but also to reflect on current media landscapes.
An exhibition project and workshop on “Designing Positive and Creative Solutions to Climate Change” by “STUDIO FOR NARRATIVE SPACES“, a research unit visiting Japan from Hong Kong, will be held at FabCafe Kyoto.
Encouraging positive actions for the environment involves shifting the focus from what people shouldn’t do to what they can do. Promoting creative choices and positive education can motivate individuals to take action in hypothetical climate change scenarios.
This activity encourages people to use their imagination and problem-solving skills to address the challenges of climate change. By pretending to be architects, engineers, explorers, and collectors, participants work together to find innovative solutions. They create various forms of art and media to promote sustainability and raise awareness about the environment. It’s an enjoyable and educational way to engage with the topic of climate change. In this block, we create imaginary scenarios to design solutions for environmental challenges, like rising sea levels and energy shortages get to design buildings, tools, and exhibits to overcome these challenges on a fictional island.
Trajectories of Time: Sustainable Ecologies and Non-fungible Entities
