POSTHUMANLY SPEAKING - I Edition of the international video creation contest AI+
Aula de Cinema i ArtsAudiovisuals of Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ACiAA), along with Mèdol - Centre d'ArtsContemporànies of Tarragona, Plataforma Arte y Medios (Art and Media Platform , PAM) and the Media Arts Biennial of Santiago de Chile, summoned the I International Video creation Contest "Posthumanly Speaking" around, through, and beyond artificial intelligence (AI+).
On September 13, 2024, the jury, composed of Alexis Llerena, Ivana Peric, Federica Matelli, Vicent Fibla, and Núria Araüna, convened and emphasised the high quality of the 132 works submitted. They acknowledged the challenge of deciding the awards, all of which were subject to debate and consensus. The jury believes that the four awarded works, along with the special jury mention, reflect a diverse landscape and showcase the complexity of contemporary creative reflection on the universe of artificial intelligences.
The list of awarded works is as follows:
- WINNER Line A - The human-animal relationship
"Zoológico imagianrio" (2024), Sebastián Arriagada
The jury emphasizes that this is a reflective yet accessible audiovisual piece that stands out from the usual format in addressing the relationship between the human, the animal, and the machine. "Zoológico imaginario" highlights the contrast between our obsession with artificial intelligence and our disconnection from the other species inhabiting the planet. It is a work that makes honest and precise use of technological tools.
- WINNER Line B - Technologies for care
"Eliza" (2023), Ariadna Mangrané
The jury emphasizes that this work recognizes and pays tribute to the history of technology, addressing a very timely issue: the rise of the psychotherapeutic use of AI, both for socializing and for seeking emotional support or refuge online. The work warns that, beyond the common sense notion that technologies may be humanized, what may actually be happening is a mechanization of the human.
- WINNER Line C - Fictions of the self and self-representation
"A000000000001000AA011" (2021), Lilia Li-Mi-Yan and Katherina Sadovsky
The jury highlights the excellent conceptual proposal that links self-representation with identity and memory, as well as the outstanding formal achievement in a work that, through fiction, seeks to express the potential ambiguity of the posthuman subject. Through a creative and consistent use of AI, this proposal invites us to contemplate the possibility of metamorphosis, hybridity, and the emergence of new bodies and genders.
- Special Prize Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
"Me mirabas" (2024), Mireia Aguado Borràs
The jury emphasizes that this work provides a fresh and testimonial perspective on the relationship between youth and social media, as well as its devastating effects on self-esteem and mental health. A piece that discusses, in both formal and discursive terms, the conflicts and contradictions that arise from the compulsion for online self-representation.
HONORABLE MENTION: "El humano artificial perfecto" (2024), Rodrigo Robledo Maturana
The jury highlights the meta-reflective approach in dialogue with The Perfect Human by Jorgen Leth. Emulating its structure through irony, it distorts its style with descriptions of AI-generated images. It reflects on the biases and the multiplying power of new technologies in image creation.
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