Do Silhouettes Dream

Interactive installation that uses depth camera and deep dream to question perceived reality.

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The world we perceive is mediated by communication devices and choices. They were called newspapers and and journalists in the past, and phone apps and recommendations algorithms nowadays. Through layers of recording and retelling, are we aware of the biases inherently built into the system?

This exhibition places the recent, fascinating results of artificial intelligence in a public embodied experience. When viewers approach the familiar local photo, deep learning turns their silhouette into hallucinations and questions wether their perceptions belongs to them or is fed by the media.

Follow the link to read the full paper at Creativity and Cognition 2017.

Exhibitions

ArtScience Museum, Singapore
Microbites of Innovation Exhibition
http://microbites.me/


Design Week, Beijing
Baitaisi Remake
http://www.coolhunting.com/design/beijing-design-week-2017-baitasi-remade

Collaborators

Yannis Kalantidis, Clayton Mellina