Artificial Intelligence and Intercultural Dialogue

сity:

St. Petersburg

year:

2019

location:

The State Hermitage

production:

Organizers: The State Hermitage, The Russian Direct Investment Fund
Curators: Victoria Kondrashova, Dmitry Ozerkov
Architecture: Planet9
Technical Director: Anton Safiulin

Leading artists from 10 countries, including Davide Quayola, ::vtol::, Refik Anadol, ​​Lulwah al Homoud, Aaajiao, and the Academic Konstantin Novoselov, winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics, took part at the exhibition embracing AI-approach and aiming to create a dialogue and mutual trust between different cultures. The exhibition traveled to Saudi Arabia, where it was a highlight of the Russian Culture in Riyadh series of events accompanying the visit of the Russian President to the country.

The exhibition offered a profound exploration of AI-reality, and our task was to develop and implement multimedia infrastructure that will translate this journey into visitors’ experience. Robots and generative systems, large-scale projections and high-end flatscreens – we were required to integrate these technologies into the space of the leading Russian museum to offer visitors a wholesome journey into AI-reality.

Photo: Vasily Bulanov