New Artist & AI Residency Program

The program promotes the exchange between the arts and science

Artist Karim Ben Khelifa kicks off the new Artist & AI Residency program at the Center for Humans and Machines. He will be visiting the Center from April to August 2024, contributing his artistic perspective to the scientific discourse during his stay.

The Center for Humans and Machines has a new Artist & AI Residency Program. The aim is to create a platform to explore the transformative potential of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for traditional art. The program supports artists who utilize these modern technologies to expand their creativity and discover new forms of expression. At the same time, the growing role of AI in art production is to be critically examined.

Artist Karim Ben Khelifa kicks off the new Artist & AI Residency program and will be visiting the Center from April to August 2024, contributing his artistic perspective to the scientific discourse during his stay. The work of the award-winning Belgian-Tunisian artist and director focuses on the intersection between art, science and technology in the context of the narratives of war, examining how stories are constructed and used to rationalize violence through dehumanization.

His latest solo exhibition, "In 36,000 Ways," offers a compelling look at contemporary warfare through photography and sculpture. The exhibition features shrapnels collected by the artist from the front lines in southern Ukraine transformed into artifacts that challenge the viewer to examine the paradoxes of the fusion between humanity’s primitive impulses and technological advancement.

Karim Ben Khelifa gained extensive experience as a war correspondent for publications worldwide before venturing into immersive media like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) with fellowships and residencies at institutions like Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to his creative projects, Karim is a lecturer and a mentor at numerous events and institutions. He currently serves on the advisory board at MIT's Center for Advanced Virtuality.

• More about the Artist & AI Residency 
• More about Karim at undisciplinedartist.com