The concept of uncertainty, vagueness and open futures will be explored from various perspectives with a focus on aesthetic experience as a playground of porous interactions between different agents of changing configurations.
Mattis Kuhn is anartist and curator, working on the reciprocal design of humans, machines and the shared environment. His focus is on text based machines (algorithms, artificial intelligence, formal systems, software) and the intertwining of humanities with engineering. Essential aspects are identity, decentralization, human-machine associations, networks and AI. He studied art at the University of Art and Design Offenbach am Main and Experimental Informatics at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Currently, he is artistic associate for Creative Coding at Bauhaus University Weimar. His works have been shown at ZKM in Karlsruhe and EMAF in Osnabrück. Recently, his books Selbstgespräche mit einer KI (Soliloquis with an AI) and Grasslands for Insects have been published by 0x0a and windpark books. He curated the exhibitions “I am here to learn – On Machinic Interpretations of the World” and “How to Make a Paradise – Seducement and Dependence in Generated Worlds” for Frankfurter Kunstverein.