Black Label Art Cult: ən in' igmə
"ən in' igmə" // June, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.
Part of the MakersPlace AI Hackathon of 2023, myself and 3 others took part in creating LIVE at NFC Lisbon, in a collaborative event over a period of 2 days. Starting with a poem from Sasha Styles, and integrating works from Trevor Jones and Hackatao, we developed a single piece on Day 1.
On Day 2, we created a second iteration, an evolved version, from the original on Day 1, and again a third piece was finalized as an accumulation of the first two works, after the event was over.
"ən in' igmə" is the original Day 2 piece that I created, that I ended up shelving and creating a more derivative piece reflecting Day 1. However, elements directly from "ən in' igmə", and other versions of it created on Day 2, were included as visual elements in the final third piece.
Without the journey, we cannot find ourselves in the final product.
This piece is a reminder that the process is the most important part of creation, and that sometimes, that process may lead us on alternative paths, which may not be the direct ending, but give us lessons learned along the way which are incorporated later on.
This is a rare piece, only seen by the eyes of the 3 other artists and select members of the MakersPlace team, live in Lisbon, on Day 2 of the Hackathon at NFC Lisbon, and has not been seen since.
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Process & Medium
AI, Digital Compositing & Painting, Stress & Anxiety
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Gifted to my friend and collector, Sam.AI.am, for the White Elephant Project, December, 2023.
