Variations: Paul Mouginot
Guestbook: Paul Mouginot on the fleeting AI art moment, timeless answers to old questions, and continuing on the trail Molnar blazed
Vera Molnar is probably one of the artists who fascinates me the most. I started collecting her work when I was in my early twenties, and I was particularly amazed by her exhibition “(Un)Ordnung. (Dés)Ordre” at Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich in 2015. I believe that she and a few other pioneering artists gave a very concrete answer to the recurring question—still relevant today—of what machines can do for the artist. Now, as artificial intelligence technologies spread to all sectors of society, the question is completely reversed: what can’t the machine do for the artist? By using personal memories—as in Lettres de ma mère, by imagining algorithms as a form of intimate writing, by going beyond the pure computer medium to project forms into reality, Molnar opened up many avenues, which I am continuing to explore within aurèce vettier.
aurèce vettier is a studio founded by Paul Mouginot in 2019. The collective aims to understand how relevant and meaningful interactions with machines and algorithms can be achieved, in order to push the boundaries of creative processes. With poetry as the backbone of the practice, the works and installations of aurèce vettier have been shown in numerous physical and digital spaces including Feral File, the Brownstone Foundation, Asia Now, the Cultural Foundation of Tinos, and Darmo Gallery in Paris.
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