International Digital Miniprint Exhibition 15

Beginning of the virtual exhibition: November 7, 10 a.m., Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)

For this 15th edition, the Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle presented its International Digital Miniprint Exhibition virtually.

All artwork was posted on Facebook, Instagram and the Voix Visuelle website. The public was invited to vote for their favourite artwork, on Facebook or Instagram, Three cash prizes as well as two honourable mentions, were presented to the artists whose work received the most “I like” mentions.

Three prizes and two mentions were awarded:
1st prize (Voix Visuelle prize) to O. Petca, Romania, for Cyberpunk;
2nd prize (Desjardins prize) to E. Montenegro, Canada, for Photowork001;
3rd prize (Marcil Lavallée Prize) to O. Golub, Ukraine, for Keys;
Honorable mention to J. Bertrand, Canada, for Les fantômes veillent sur nous;
Honorable mention to R. Aubin, Canada for Réseau neuronal.

Curated by Katy Le Van, the exhibition featured works from Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Ukraine which explore the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) from several angles.

Looking at these works, we realize that AI allows artists to, among other things, rework their own works or to enrich them. With the help of computer codes, they can create new images, often at random, to the point of losing control of the creative process. In the artistic world, questions could arise, to know if artists must necessarily be the only masters of the result.

In our daily lives, AI is also a worrying issue. Facial recognition seems to be becoming a huge asset for governments, while the majority of the population prefers to remain anonymous. In support of thought, we try to make a connection between our brains and the computer. Could a machine ever equal human beings? What world does AI destine us for? On the one hand, the future looks bright if AI can ensure our survival, but also dangerous if human development is not fostered.

In the gallery below, work is identified by the artists’ names. For the titles of the pieces, please see the list following the gallery.

Work shown:

J. Aird-Bélanger, Canada	Exocortex 1 | Exocortex 2
A. Asselin, Canada	La Création
R. Aubin, Canada	Réseau neuronal | Données personnelles
M. Barti, Hungary	Connecting II
J. Bertrand, Canada	Les fantômes veillent sur nous
B. Bogart, Canada	Zombie Formalist №388 (Twitter Selection)
C. Boucher, Canada	Perspective | Expectation
P. Csaba, Hungary	Machine Man 02 | Machine Man 03
R. Chevalier, Canada	Doxa | Doxa ll
C. Cooper, Canada	Who’s watching you
L. Daigle, Canada	Humanoïde  | Renaissance
C. Dallaire, Canada	Menu ADN Hologramme
M. Des Aulniers, Canada	L’Arche de Noé – Intelligence artificielle 1 | idem 2
K. Dimtch, Canada	A I’mmortal avatar-stillfantasy 2
A. Dworzak-Subocz, Poland	New space I
L. Finet, Canada	Sans Algorithme  | Mon Algorithme
P. Franzini, Canada	AI R US I | AI R US II
C. Gendron, Canada	Éperdue
D. Gérin, Canada	À la recherche d’un signe de vie | Signe de vie
V. Goddard, Canada	L’IA et les artistes s’écoutent
O. Golub, Ukraine	Keys | Device Romanticism
F. Ikonomidou, Greece	Future Memories
R. Kempen, The Netherlands	Facial Recognition System  | Eye Recognition System
I. Kobayashi, Japan	Contact | Fusion
D. Lamontagne, Canada	Singularité technologique de la créativité | idem pensée
M. Le Bohec, France	Civilisation nouvelle
D. Leclerc, Canada	La séduction d’IA
M. Manu, India	No Space for Love | Trapped in the Web World
M. Márquez, Canada	La servitude guidant le peuple 1  | idem 2
E. Montenegro, Canada	Photowork001
J. Muscat, Canada	Allumer, éteindre
A. Paquin, Canada	Jeu de figures | Journal intime
M. Périat, Canada	Deep Learning… Sensoriel 1 | idem 2
O. Petca, Romania	Cyberpunk | Deus Ex Machina
Y. Porlier, Canada	Manipulation Génétique Artificielle Modifiée Intelligemment (MGAMI) | Poussière génomique
H. Pouillon, Belgium	Le sourire de Foucault 1: surveiller | idem 2: et punir
R. Robesco, Canada	Subséquence numéro 2
N. Ross, Canada	Dérapages à contrôler | Travaux de haute couture
R. Stanoev, Bulgaria	Saturation Point | Sketch Rothbart, Swan lake
S. Swinimer, Canada	Human Watch | Scronkfinkle
V. Tytor, Canada	Artificial Intelligence and Human Displacement 1
G. Vallée, Canada	Décalage dans l’univers de l’intelligence artificielle
J. M. Van Hees, The Netherlands	Spins in My Head 1 | Spins in My Head 2
P. Walty, Canada	By the Skin of Our Teeth

Le Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, the City of Ottawa, AGAVF, Marcil Lavallée and the Caisse Desjardins Ontario for their support.