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Glitch AI: Exploring new digital consciousness

An image of an eye. The image is digitally manipulated so the eye seems fractured horisontally into two eyes, both draped in hues of purple and mint green. There is a faint but recognizable reflection of a brick building with four windows in the pupil's reflection.
• 2023-08-12 SAT • 3-4pm IST (4-5pm CEST / 10-11am EDT) • #fauxbar TALK • ONLINE @ live.fubar.space

The emergence of large-language models and image generation has created a new area for glitch artists to explore. Once these technologies became available I started exploring them to find ways to purposefully produce distorted or glitched results. Early versions of these systems produced strange results; people with the improper number of hands/fingers and appendages extruding from wrong places. However, it is worthwhile to produce purposeful distortions that are predictable. In this talk we will explore popular AI image generators and how to produce glitchy effects and distortions.

Thomas Richards

A self taught emerging artist living in Rochester, N.Y. His journey started in digital photography when he purchased his first DSLR camera before going on a Hawaiian vacation. With this camera he started exploring black and white photography along with concert photography. Using the photographs, Thomas started exploring the world of Glitch Art by creating digital distortions on the images. From there he dove further into the world of glitching by acquiring circuit bent analog video gear for creating analog distortions. He also incorporates generative technologies to create complex compositions that further push the boundaries of technology, world perception and human expression.

https://distortedreality.io/


Presentation:

https://distortedreality.io/2023/08/15/glitch-and-ai-exploring-a-new-digital-consciousness-fubar-2023/

GLI▏TCH A ▝RT — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : 𝖏𝖔𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ɑʁcμᴉʌԍ — GLITCH A▛T — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : נ𝕆เ几 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ — G▁ITC▚▀ ART — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : 𝒿ℴ𝒾𝓃 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖛𝖊 — G▗LITC▞▞ ▞▚RT — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : jѳїп 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ᗩᖇᑕᕼᏆᐯᗴ — GLI▔▔H ▀RT — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : 𝒿ℴ𝒾𝓃 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 archive — GLI▕TC▘ ART — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : נ𝕆เ几 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ǝʌᴉɥɔɹɐ —

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GLITCH ART FESTIVAL

GLI▏TCH A ▝RT — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : 𝖏𝖔𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ɑʁcμᴉʌԍ — GLITCH A▛T — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : נ𝕆เ几 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ — G▁ITC▚▀ ART — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : 𝒿ℴ𝒾𝓃 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖛𝖊 — G▗LITC▞▞ ▞▚RT — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : jѳїп 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ᗩᖇᑕᕼᏆᐯᗴ — GLI▔▔H ▀RT — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : 𝒿ℴ𝒾𝓃 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 archive — GLI▕TC▘ ART — ZAGREB × ONLINE — EXPO 24/7 — ⍲☈⍧ℍ⟟⍻ℇ CALL : נ𝕆เ几 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖇𝖆𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝒹ℯ𝒸ℯ𝓃𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓁 ǝʌᴉɥɔɹɐ —