Do you have time for a coffee with me?
Video, 2024
About the artwork
This piece explores the theme of chance encounters between a robot and a young woman, raising the concept of randomness and the algorithm of human connections. Through this work, the artist reflects on AI’s role in artistic creation while embracing a retro anime aesthetic to juxtapose current technological advancements with nostalgic imagery.
Music by Panaviscope
Audio explanation
Listen to Panaviscope discuss this work.
Panaviscope (a.k.a Alex Duloz) is a visual artist and multi-instrumentalist from Geneva, Switzerland, who composes, sings, and plays all the instruments you can hear on his tracks. Panaviscope is as much a visual project as it is a musical one, with a focus on evoking nostalgia for a fantasized era.
Alex studied arts in Los Angeles, where he trained in 3D, classical animation, and drawing. It was there that he learned coding, with a strong focus on generative code using JavaScript. His tracks have been played on national indie radios in France and Switzerland, among other countries.
Alex employs various cutting-edge techniques with the intention of creating timeless pieces, ranging from depth maps to granular synthesis.