HALZHEIMER THE ART OF FORGETTING

Artist Frederik De Wilde creates a spooky experiment with Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence) as a part of the Culturele Activiteitenpremie from the Flemish Government.

The technology uses algorithms to construct faces, afterwards the same network will slowly forget what its own face looks like. At first, the algorithmic face in the artwork seems to age quickly, lines appear under the eyes and at the edges of the face, the hair thins and gets lighter. Then the colors are mixed together, and the features of the face begin to melt.

Technology tries to construct a reality in the same way a human brain does it. How much do man and machine still differ? This project by artist Frederik De Wilde and Arteconomy offers a unique opportunity to use technology to investigate how the brain deteriorates, and what the (visual) consequences are.

                                The artwork: Halzheimer the art of forgetting

In this project, Arteconomy takes on the role of partnership facilitator.