Abstract
Risky views is a project, which invites to reflect upon potential futures and the influence of artificial intelligence. For this purpose the communication tool of the postcard meets AI-generated image production and hereby combines future imaginations of local population of Salzkammergut with artistic approaches of international mail-art artists. The results are exhibited at the Museum of Writing Bartlhaus in Pettenbach from the 29. June 2025 from 14.00am.
The project developed from various initiatives, whose connection was facilitated by the association Kulturvision Salzkammergut. During the celebration of the European Capital of Culture in the Salzkammergut-Region in 2024, the researcher Barbara Grabher (University of Brighton) collected statements by 50 passengers on the local train line regarding their imagination of the future of the region. Multimedia artist Elza Grimm translated selected interview statements with the help of artificial intelligence in a series of six postcards.
In order to think these risky views further, the curator of the Museum of Writing Bartlhaus, Angelika Doppelbauer, sent the postcard through her established network of Mail-Art artists, who since the European Capital of Culture celebrations are in contact with the Museum. In an exchange between global and local future imagination, these Mail-Art artists are asked to react to the postcards. The artistic responses are presented in the exhibition.
The project developed from various initiatives, whose connection was facilitated by the association Kulturvision Salzkammergut. During the celebration of the European Capital of Culture in the Salzkammergut-Region in 2024, the researcher Barbara Grabher (University of Brighton) collected statements by 50 passengers on the local train line regarding their imagination of the future of the region. Multimedia artist Elza Grimm translated selected interview statements with the help of artificial intelligence in a series of six postcards.
In order to think these risky views further, the curator of the Museum of Writing Bartlhaus, Angelika Doppelbauer, sent the postcard through her established network of Mail-Art artists, who since the European Capital of Culture celebrations are in contact with the Museum. In an exchange between global and local future imagination, these Mail-Art artists are asked to react to the postcards. The artistic responses are presented in the exhibition.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2025 |
| Event | Risky Views : The Future in Postcards - Museum Bartlhaus, Pettenbach, Austria Duration: 28 Jun 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 https://artfacts.net/exhibition/risky-views---the-future-in-postcards/1289865 |