Video: AI and Art, the Future is Now

New Real artists Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders in conversation with Roy Luxford and Drew Hemment. Chaired by Briana Pegado.

As part of The New Real exhibition at Edinburgh International Festival in 2021 – that featured Mechanized Cacophonies by Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders – the Festival and Edinburgh Futures Institute co-presented online events with the artists and guests.

Why are artists working with AI? And how? This conversation offers an insight into the work of artists Caroline Sinders and Anna Ridler, exploring how experiences of nature have been mediated by technology during lockdown due to the loss of freedom to gather and travel.

This conversation takes us back to the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, and explores the artistic interests of Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders, when they were exploring the potential of AI for their practice, and responding to the challenge of working remotely – both in their own collaboration, and in the ways they could reach and engage audiences.

The focus is the artwork Mechanized Cacophonies commissioned by The New Real for Edinburgh International Festival at the time of the artists' <AI is Human After All artist residency LINK TO MAGAZINE PAGE>.

Chair: Briana Pegado, FRSA, Creative Director of Fringe of Colour Films.

Panel: Anna Ridler, Artist; Caroline Sinders, Artist; Roy Luxford, Programme Director, Edinburgh International Festival; Dr Drew Hemment, Curator, Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Presented by: Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Discover more:

Experience Mechanized Cacophonies at www.mechanizedcacophonies.live

Mechanized Cacophonies on Anna Ridler's website

Mechanized Cacophonies on Caroline Sinder's website <ADD LINK TO CAROLINE'S NEW PAGE>

Mechanized Cacophonies at Edinburgh International Festival

AI is Human After All artist residency <ADD LINK TO MAGAZINE ART PAGE>