ASTER-23- ARS ELECTRONICA – OBRAS

The ASTER project (aster.us.es/en) emphasizes the co-creation of knowledge and the construction of meaning through the collaboration between art and science. It acknowledges that truth is not fixed but rather shaped by social and cultural contexts, and it highlights the importance of considering various viewpoints to gain a multifaceted understanding of complex realities in two thematic areas: Natural Environment and Artificial Intelligence.

In the context of AI, it prompts a re-evaluation of traditional notions of authorship and the potential limitations of those systems, raising questions about the ownership of truth when AI involved in knowledge construction. In the framework of Natural Environment, it reflects on the multifaceted epistemology of truth in the context of the Anthropocene, and its necessary re-connection to nature facilitated through SciArt expressions.

Furthermore, the democratic and sustainable approaches of the ASTER project enabled the involvement of general society and a broad participation of creative teams in person and online. Its “eco-SciArt methodology” supported the shared efforts to transform a “scientific seed” (scientific topic) into a “SciArt flower” (art project proposal) during a hackathon, and into the final “SciArt fruit” (final artwork).

The main objectives were to transform the archetypical roles of Art and Science by the development of cross-pollinated critical thinking and co-creativity, as an attempt for a more comprehensive understanding of truth in a complex changing world.In this project and its final exhibition, we realized that science can be felt through art, and art finds its narrative inspiration and means in science. So, let’s open our senses and thoughts to the ASTER experience, and let our imagination fly through its magic.

Rocío García Robles
“Who Owns the Truth?” curatorial vision 2, Linz