Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques | 2021
Mimicry
Abstract
The authors have collaborated on a machine learning multiscreen video installation powered by computer algorithms and inspired by mimicry in the natural world. The artwork explores a pseudo-environment loop system in nature and artificial mechanical organisms combining living flowers with projectors, webcams, and computer monitors. Technically, the software adopts a genetic algorithm to simulate the process of mimicry; conceptually, this real-time art installation is in conversation with Nam June Paik s piece TV Garden. The project explores the possibilities of integrating artificial intelligence and nature in the landscape of the future.