Creators & Digital Culture
36. Refik Anadol
Creates public AI artworks and museum experiences built from data, architecture and machine learning.
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Creators & Digital Culture
37. Sougwen Chung
Uses drawing robots and the MEMORY project to explore human-machine collaboration.
Creators & Digital Culture
38. Niceaunties
Builds a distinctive world of AI imagery around aunties, family archetypes and Asian cultural memory.
Creators & Digital Culture
39. Malik Afegbua
Uses AI imagery in the Elder Series and an ongoing effort to explore and preserve cultural memory.
Creators & Digital Culture
40. Karen X. Cheng
Combines practical image-making, AI experimentation and public education for creators.
Creators & Digital Culture
41. Paul Trillo
Directed Washed Out’s The Hardest Part with Sora visuals and received a 2024 Golden Nica in AI in Art.
Creators & Digital Culture
42. Souki Mehdaoui
Documents a practical workflow combining generative video, cinematography and hands-on editing.
Creators & Digital Culture
43. Henry Daubrez
Develops and shares AI filmmaking workflows through Electric Pink, Flow collaborations and released work.
Creators & Digital Culture
44. Don Allen Stevenson III
Bridges practical production systems with hands-on education for artists and creative teams.