fukushima – Artificial Intelligence https://ars.electronica.art/ai/en Ars Electronica Festival 2017 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:43:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.6 Hybrid Art – imaginary rhetoric https://ars.electronica.art/ai/en/hybrid-art-imaginary-rhetoric/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:51:07 +0000 https://ars.electronica.art/ai/?p=3203

Soichiro Mihara (JP)

imaginary rhetoric is the final part of the series “blank projects,” in which the artists deals with the effects of extreme situations such as natural disasters and disasters caused by humans. The fourth work, shown here, was inspired by the artist’s excursions to Fukushima and other sites where nuclear disasters have occurred.

For this Mihara looked for something going beyond human communication. In a cross-cut section of wood, a motorized screw begins to rotate again and again every few minutes, creating a noise reminiscent of a bird chirping. In Japan the bird stands for access to another world, which is why the artist decided to use it as a symbol for communication with “non-human beings.”

The embedded technology controls the motor, but it does not influence the sound. The aim was not to imitate nature using new technology, but rather to prompt reflection on the discrepancy between perception and reason.

Credits

mhrs.jp/project/blank

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Masamichi Kagaya (JP)

Since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, the actual extent of the release of radioactive particles has been hotly debated. An important contribution to a better understanding of the effects of nuclear disasters is provided by the photographer Masamichi Kagaya in cooperation with Satoshi Mori, scientist and professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo.

With their photo project they make radioactive contamination visible. Over a period of five years the artist collected many different samples in the affected area – from daily necessities to flora and fauna – and developed a 3D autoradiograph. The project is not only a collection of visual records, but also a new way to present and analyze radioactive contamination.

Credits

www.autoradiograph.org

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