Members of the New Real’s AWEN team: Ines Camara Leret, Brendan Macharty and Matjaz Vidmar, in conversation with and Daisy Narayanan and Amanda Tyndall.

Bringing together artists and AI researchers, The New Real is a post-pandemic exploration of the fluid boundary between the physical and digital. By Drew Hemment.

The New Real stems from the work of the Experiential AI research group, which aims to create a better understanding of AI’s opportunities and challenges. By Drew Hemment.

This curatorial statement was first published 2 August 2019 to accompany ‘Preternatural’, an exhibition of works by Jake Elwes curated by Drew Hemment presented during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.

For this discussion presented in partnership with Ars Electronica, The New Real artists are joined by Mahir Yavuz and Drew Hemment.