6 March 2025
interactive installation, color, 16:9, silent, be, 2024
Latent Landscapes explores the relationship between human and machine perception. a lightbox filled with sand serves as a tactile interface where visitors can draw in the sand. this miniature sand landscape is filmed and processed in realtime through PAIC, a self-developed AI-pipeline currently undergoing a patenting process. the AI model at the core of this installation is trained on a dataset composed of diverse imaging techniques spanning different eras of visual recording – from early photographic methods such as glass plate negatives and long-exposure prints, x-ray scans, vhs and other analog video formats of late 20th-century technology. by incorporating these historical methods of image-making, the system mirrors the evolution of human attempts to record and interpret reality, weaving together fragments of visual memory across time. by merging human interactions with AI-generated interpretations, the installation questions the objectivity of observation. it highlights how both AI and human perception are shaped by prior expectations, sensory input, and the ways in which memory and technology reconstruct reality. through the interplay of light, matter, and machine intelligence, Latent Landscapes invites the viewer into an evolving dialogue between physical interaction, AI interpretation, and the ephemeral nature of perception.
