PLATFORM GLITCH AESTHETICS: Keynote Lecture

Apr 24, 2023
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Potsdam
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Artist Talk

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On April 24 and May 17, 2023, the University of Potsdam’s Digitalvilla hosts two events featuring #SOPHYGRAY, a feminist chatbot developed by artist Nadja Verena Marcin. In collaboration with PLATFORM GLITCH AESTHETICS, the Institute of Business Informatics, Processes, and Systems invites the public to join in artistic conversations, a digital writing workshop, and lecture performances. The April 24 event will feature the opening of Glitch Phenomena 3.0, premiering a new print edition of a video still from the #SOPHYGRAY performance, presented as a Fine Art Edition. Marcin will also give a keynote lecture on the artistic concept and unique character of #SOPHYGRAY in the context of feminist deconstruction and reconstruction.

In her keynote lecture, Nadja Verena Marcin will discuss the artistic concept and unique character of her feminist chatbot, #SOPHYGRAY, within the framework of feminist deconstruction and reconstruction. The project is described by curator Verena Voigt as having a “magical aloofness, reserve, and intellectuality,” with glitchy moments that surprise users through shifts in speech and expression. Drawing comparisons to HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, #SOPHYGRAY challenges digital norms and critiques gender biases in AI. The lecture is part of a collaboration with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Gronau and Kunstfonds NEUSTART Kultur, exploring glitch aesthetics in digital art.

© 2024 Nadja Verena Marcin