
making. one half of @ctpt_studio
Lisbon, Portugal
Joined August 2009
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I've just shipped Aeriform, an interactive ambient techno experiment built with Google DeepMind's Lyria RealTime model. @GoogleMagenta
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We went on two novelty search expeditions for Holly & Mat this autumn. First to Kinder Scout in The Peak District, with various cameras attached to our bodies. Then in the latent space of image diffusion models, prospected by agentic LLMs in an ongoing search for novel imagery.
Open-endedness reconciles the high goals of machine learning with the goals of high art, establishing the freedom for machines and humans to freely explore what interests them in the hope of discovering something new.
We conceived this project as a game to try and give agents the freedom to go on a novelty hunt for new images, and I liked the idea of calling it "Kinder Scout" in reference to the Mass Trespass in the mountains of England - a protest that attempted to establish the right for anyone to roam the land freely.
I hadn't told our collaborators @teropa and @samueldiggins my naming idea yet when they explained to me they had planned a retreat for a few days near the deadline they couldn't reschedule. When I asked where, they said "Kinder Scout". Just wow.
In the spirit of unplanned signs (what I call angel moments) we rode the serendipity and asked them to wear cameras for their hike, with the simple prompt to only follow what they thought was interesting in the moment.
These images are sent to an ensemble of agents who mutate and narrativize to try and improve on their most novel images. Humans and inhumans on the same mission to discover something together.
Eternally grateful to Tero and Sam for being so down to experiment and see where things lead.
it's truly a blessing to be able to merge so many interests in one project, revealed to us by a serendipitous moment. and to do it in such willing and adventurous company — thank you. onwards we tread.
Open-endedness reconciles the high goals of machine learning with the goals of high art, establishing the freedom for machines and humans to freely explore what interests them in the hope of discovering something new.
We conceived this project as a game to try and give agents the freedom to go on a novelty hunt for new images, and I liked the idea of calling it "Kinder Scout" in reference to the Mass Trespass in the mountains of England - a protest that attempted to establish the right for anyone to roam the land freely.
I hadn't told our collaborators @teropa and @samueldiggins my naming idea yet when they explained to me they had planned a retreat for a few days near the deadline they couldn't reschedule. When I asked where, they said "Kinder Scout". Just wow.
In the spirit of unplanned signs (what I call angel moments) we rode the serendipity and asked them to wear cameras for their hike, with the simple prompt to only follow what they thought was interesting in the moment.
These images are sent to an ensemble of agents who mutate and narrativize to try and improve on their most novel images. Humans and inhumans on the same mission to discover something together.
Eternally grateful to Tero and Sam for being so down to experiment and see where things lead.
Replying to @moogmusicinc
Drawing inspiration from ‘90s video games and websites, we had the privilege of collaborating with @yurisuzuki and the teams at @pentagram and @ctpt_studio, along with illustrator Rob Pybus, to bring this vision to life.
Head over to minimoogmodeld.com to explore!
“i found myself staring at corners, thinking, ‘i should make work about corners’…if you find yourself doing that, you know you’re really fucked.” —@MarkLeckey @cada1dotnet
an artist who seems to remain totally grounded + irreverent despite his success, and whose work seems to perfectly capture that uncanny not-quite-now reality we newly live within youtube.com/watch?v=8lnCdggi…
Samuel Diggins retweeted
Join us today for our pre-drop talk with @amontobin, @teropa, and @samueldiggins who will will release their project, montreal friend scale, at 10am PT/1pm ET! xitter.cf/i/spaces/1vOxwyajvVbGB
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Our AI wordmark is now on a hat!
We pulled our favorite latent letterforms from our collabs with @barneymccann and @ctpt_studio and from research by @iraphas13, @douglas_eck & @hardmaru & ransom-noted them into a logo.
Buy: yacht.bandcamp.com/merch/emb…
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Flashback friday to Yuri’s first release on MSG Scott’s Dream - Music From A Reimagined Digital Electronium’
Artwork and design by @AstridStavro .Thanks to #RaymondScott archives for their support. In collaboration with @ctpt_studio
Samuel Diggins retweeted
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 - Yuri Suzuki, 2021 Longlist.
Bringing together #sound, #sculpture, #interaction & #AI. Each horn continually sings lyrics which are generated live by a uniquely trained piece of AI software which collects words from visitors to create melodies.
Samuel Diggins retweeted
Now available: BF-130 Dronal Birdsong Transducer
Made-up sound machine on @hicetnunc2000
hicetnunc.xyz/objkt/165594
first foray in to interactive storytelling of this kind, with the inspiring team at @washingtonpost @wapodesign
It was our pleasure to work with @washingtonpost's Lede Lab on the new oral history of The Visitors, Ragnar Kjartansson’s 2012 masterpiece.
washingtonpost.com/arts-ente…
Samuel Diggins retweeted
The #winners of the 2021 Isao Tomita Special Prize are @KhyamAllami and @ctpt_studio
for their project 'Apotome', a generative music system focused on transcultural tunings and their subsets.
calls.ars.electronica.art/pr… #PrixArsElectronica #IsaoTomita
Samuel Diggins retweeted
The wonderful artists #Wahono, @deena0deena, @slikback, #FatenKanaan, @RailtonLucy, #TotOnyx, #NeneH, @EnyangHa and #TylerFriedman for making the launch so beautiful with all their creative contributions ♥️
so happy to have our work recognised in such a way – at Lisbon, Portugal
We're honoured to announce that Apotome, our project with @KhyamAllami has been awarded the Isao Tomita Special Prize at #PrixArsElectronica. We would like to thank the @arselectronica jury and the Isao Tomita family for the recognition of our work.
Samuel Diggins retweeted
We created 24 hours of continuous generative visuals, replacing the familiar Zoom grid with a mosaic of ever-changing colour. Cabin Fever PROTOTYPE is broadcasting tomorrow from noon EDT / 5pm BST
cabinfever24hours.com/ @CF24hours
Samuel Diggins retweeted
This weekend @ESMERALDAmusic premieres Cabin Fever PROTOTYPE at #FOLDA2021, a day-long audiovisual artwork that explores vulnerability and pandemic dreaming. Every hour, singers from around the world share a real pandemic dream in their language through the medium of a video call
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Featured Release:
Yuri Suzuki - Scott's Dream - Music From A Reimagined Digital Electronium
MSG
bleep.com/release/209240
Project Members:
@yurisuzuki
@___vergara
Adam Cheong-MacLeod
Counterpoint - Samuel Diggins and Tero Parvianen
@0000MSTERLING
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