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"The revolution will not be automated"  by Clemens Schöll

Media Art Animated Puppet Theater
Exhibition: 12.07-09.08.2023
Wed-Sat 12.00-18:00

Location: Markgrafenstraße 86, 10969 Berlin

Courtesy Clemens Schöll. Copyright: Ortrun Bargholz

At the center of the exhibition "The revolution will not be automated" is the 'small automation theater'. The 17-minute fully automated puppet theater installation uses classic hand puppets to tell the story of the Wohnungsbot. The Wohnungsbot is a free, open source software that Clemens Schöll developed and released in 2019. The software acts as an "ibuprofen for apartment hunting" and seemingly frees people from the symptoms of rent madness in Berlin. After an initial euphoria, however, the situation in the play turns against the apartment seekers and the question arises: Can there be technical solutions to social problems?

The puppet theater is the third and last part of the work cycle "Of someone who went forth to find a flat in Berlin" -  An automation-drama in three acts". Based on the search for an apartment in Berlin and the problems associated with it, the works address the current and future social challenges posed by automation. This promises liberation from work, but often works to the disadvantage of already precariously living population groups in ways that are not very visible. The characters and the puppet theater play with the technological contexts and their stereotypical roles in the format and in meta-narratives.

Clemens Schöll's work with automated puppet and object theater seeks narrative forms to make automation, technical systems and their social consequences tangible and visible. The absence of a playing person shifts the focus from the psychological subject to the machinery as a symbol of the acting structures. The familiarity of the characters and their wit invite people to engage with the complex and abstract contexts.

Courtesy Clemens Schöll. Copyright: Ortrun Bargholz

Of someone who went forth to find a flat in Berlin. An automation-drama in three acts — Act 3: In ultimate consequence

17 minutes, no break

with

Kasperle

Prinzessin

Krokodil

Wohnungsbot

spoken by

Monika Freinberger (Kasperle, Prinzessin, Krokodil)

Marlene [AWS Polly] (Wohnungsbot)

Copy editing

Christopher Heyder

Production

Ortrun Bargholz

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AINIMALS by Mihai Grecu: A Metamorphosis of AI Artistry

Location: Markgrafenstraße 86, 10969 Berlin

Exhibition: 17.01.2024 - 20.03.2024
Opening hours: Wed-Sat, 12:00-18:00

Step into the surreal realm of Mihai Grecu's "Ainimals," an exhibition that defies conventional boundaries of artistry. Since 2004, Grecu has crafted mesmerizing video art, exploring the convergence of technology, nature, and the surreal. His foray into AI-generated artistry since 2019 brings forth a world where creatures morph and transcend their earthly forms.

At the heart of this exhibition lies a fusion of the organic and the digital. Grecu's artistic vision breathes life into ethereal beings born from the boundless imagination of artificial intelligence.

These creatures, a union of machine intelligence and creative vision, blur the lines between reality and fiction, pulsating with an otherworldly allure.

"Ainimals" pays homage to an ancient artistic lineage fascinated with metamorphosis and surrealism. Grecu echoes the traditions of artists from antiquity, where mythological beings seamlessly merged with the natural world. Like his predecessors, Grecu animates AI-created animals, ushering them into our collective consciousness.

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The exhibition is a testament to art's transformative power, serving as a conduit for contemplation and introspection. These AI-generated beings transcend mere representation, invoking emotions and challenging perceptions as they navigate a digital landscape.

Join us on a journey where reality and imagination converge, where AI breathes life into fantastical beings, and tradition merges with innovation. Mihai Grecu's "AInimals" invites you to witness the metamorphosis of art, a mesmerizing odyssey into the unknown.