“Mouth 3 - Intruding” (Milo Poelman)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
An interesting part of the process of making these video’s is that the AI we work with to create the videos constantly breaks and needs fixing. To me it is a manifest of the rudimentary of the model. It’s a new, unexplored territory and with time the model evolves and grows. It makes it also a bit exciting (to put in positive words) because sometimes you just don’t seem to get it to work and you have to message the creator of the model for a bit of assistance. Once it works it feels like you have overcome something and are being rewarded for your patience and hard work. The generation of the video’s also takes a long time (15 seconds per frame) which also makes it very exciting to see, after all the waiting, what the machine came up with. It sometimes feels like opening up a present to me.
Audio explanation
Listen to Milo Poelman discuss this work.
Milo Poelman's artistic practice is deeply rooted in the belief that technology extends the natural world. Through his work, he explores and exposes the complex relationship that exists between technology and its natural environment. Poelman's approach to art is research-oriented, and the outcomes of his investigations are expressed through visual work.
A distinctive feature of Poelman's practice is the close collaboration, or co-creation, between himself and technology. This collaborative process likely involves using technological tools or mediums to produce visual expressions that reflect the intertwined nature of the artificial and the natural. By delving into this relationship, Poelman contributes to a deeper understanding of how technology and the natural world intersect and interact.
The artist's work serves as a lens through which viewers can contemplate and appreciate the intricate dynamics between the technological and the natural, fostering a richer dialogue about the evolving role of technology in our environment.