Originally written on 18th August 2024.
On August 6th, I was introduced to Marta Abba, an Italian researcher and journalist. She is an environmental physicist investigating how scientific research, technologies and human decisions impact biodiversity and human rights. She has written articles for publications such as Wired Italia, Soiel International and Seed science amongst many more.
This meeting came about through my project on “The future of Memory” proposal for the European Press Prize. Following a week long correspondence, we decided to have a video meeting on the 16th of august and I was offered an opportunity to incorporate my research into AI as a tool for visual artists, used to curate their personal identity and recreate images from their past and future into a larger project; AI photos and people: past and future. We have begun to share noted and ideas on the subject. I shared my blog and my approach towards the subject through action research. Moving forward, we will be setting up a system to collaborate overseas and incorporate other experts and creatives working on the subject. This includes AI photographers who are looking at the future of image, new art styles developed through the use of machine learning technologies and those who are participating in my intervention. Our hope is that this research culminates in some form of publishing to add new knowledge to the world of creativity, human experience and technology.
Linked In of Marta:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-abbà-99b7a918/?locale=it_IT
European Press Prize proposal: