Have a Very Auntie Christmas (Niceaunties)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
Niceaunties, along with seven AI artists, is contributing to a digital advent project in Middelburg, the Netherlands. The AI Christmas videos, accompanied by digital art from local and international artists, will be unveiled daily on 24 screens across 24 shopfronts in the city centre of Middelburg, from 1 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. All videos revolve around the theme ‘What does Christmas look like for you in a digital world?’ and create an entertaining route through the city, intertwining technology, art, retailers, and agencies in this festive winter setting.
Niceaunties’ AI video, ‘Have a Very Auntie Christmas,’ showcases celebratory activities set in a winter snowscape, viewed through Auntie lens. Created in anticipation of Niceaunties’ first visit to Middelburg via AI art, we sends warm wishes with a display of seasonal sushi, feasts and dances with friends, and Christmas trees adorned with sushi and creatures.
Created in Dalle3 and animated in Runwayml.
Sound design by Niceaunties
Audio explanation
Listen to Niceaunties discuss this work.
Niceaunties is a contemporary artist and designer based in Singapore. Drawing inspiration from the influential women in her family and the distinct 'auntie culture,' her work explores themes of ageing, beauty, personal freedom, and everyday life through AI and digital art. Her life experiences and architectural training inform the conceptual basis of her pieces, while her focus on the nuanced behaviours of 'aunties' highlights the culture prevalent in Asian communities.
These women, embodying a spectrum from strange and funny to mean and kind, profoundly influenced the artist's early life and creative narrative, laying the foundation for the unique storytelling of "Niceaunties." Exploring themes like aging, beauty, personal freedom, and the nuances of everyday life, Niceaunties expresses her vision through the mediums of generative and digital art. Her creations are marked by an amalgamation of surrealism, fantasy, and the vibrant aesthetics of kawaii culture.
Influenced by surreal art, fantasy, and kawaii culture, Niceaunties' art champions empowerment and self-expression.