Does AI dream
Description
AI will increasingly participate in the production process of urban spaces, and the complexity of space and cities, along with certain boundary conditions, often cannot be judged solely by rationality. Many non-rational, randomly occurring, intuitively inspired spaces in cities are often more vivid. This kind of elusive distortion, like a dream, is the opposite of rational thinking. So, for AI, which is core to logical reasoning, we can't help but ask: Does AI dream? However, faced with an increasingly AI-driven environment in the future (including architecture and urbanism), human creativity seems to be becoming more rational, losing its "human touch." The question posed to AI is a boomerang that returns to us: Do you still dream?
Biography
The exhibit is co-created by the URBAN PROJECTION and STREETSIGNHK. URBAN PROJECTION is a Hong Kong-based workgroup founded by Junxiang Zhang and Xiaoxu Zhao, which explores the gap between humanity and the built environment. Moving beyond traditional spatial design, the group focuses on the intangible aspects of life—perception, consciousness, and the unseen forces that shape our reality. Through text, image, and space, URBAN PROJECTION aims to reconstruct a new understanding of our relationship with the world around us. @streetsignhk is named after ‘signboard-streetscape’, the unique vibrant cityscape created by layers of signboards in the streets of Hong Kong, @streetsignhk was founded in Oct 2017 by two architects Kevin Mak and Ken Fung. @streetsignhk promotes signboard-streetscape as urban cultural heritage by exploring in-depth signboard stories of Hong Kong & building regulations, conserving existing signboards that face demolition and promoting a sustainable signboard culture through design practice.
Materials
Neon, Aluminium Frame, Projector, DMX dimmer pack
Organisation
Urban Projection, Streetsignhk