quotes by architect rem koolhaas meet the attngan tool

Mirna Udovčić's work quotes by architect rem koolhaas meet the attngan tool will be exhibited on St Mark’s Square (Trg sv. Marka), in centre of Korčula, until October 31 2021. It can be accessed via mobile phones and other devices by connecting with the gray) (area Wi-Fi network. The exhibition marks the inception of the grey) (area’s Wi-Fi Gallery, which will be open permanently in the coming years. This new format will provide an innovative platform for digital artworks presented by the grey) (area, an association for contemporary and media art which also has an exhibition space in Korčula, The project has been undertaken in cooperation with the Format C artists association from Zagreb, and the Korčula Town Museum.

Mirna Udovčić's work consists of a series of texts and digital images that have emerged from a highly specific relationship. The images have been produced with the help of artificial-intelligence software known as AttnGAN, which generates images from a given text. An architect by profession, Udovčić selected seven sentences from various sources by the influential architect and theorist Rem Koolhaas. The sentences were then repeatedly entered into the software, generating a series of corresponding images. The repetition of each sentence in turn generated several variants of similar images. Seven such series of sentences and images are presented in this work.

Bearing in mind that the aforementioned software is still in the development phase, and is not yet considered to have 'learned' enough, the visual results obtained are not entirely coherent. Through variations of the same image we get better insights into the logic of the system. The artist sees the results of her research as "a vague interpretation of architecture through the prism of artificial intelligence." She chose the texts of Rem Koolhaas "because the language is used very vividly and metaphorically, which leads to a result that is a combination of incompatible elements. What is interesting is that the generated images question perceptions of architecture that may be innate to us humans: architecture belongs between sky and earth, it can’t just float, it is built in order to ensure continuity in the transmission of vertical forces... "

The digital gallery has been set up on Pivilion, a free and open operating system developed by Dina Karadžić and Vedran Gligo of Format C. The wireless local area network (WLAN) is freely available, and introduces digital artworks automatically, without a password or further action, to anyone connecting with the Wi-Fi network. In the coming years grey) (area’s Wi-Fi Gallery will be permanently available on Korčula’s St. Mark's Square, presenting works chosen by curators from grey) (area and Format C.