Robert Seidel

In TREMORS, Seidel delves into the intersection of artificial intelligence and traditional art forms, exploring the question of which visual associations are preferentially translated into movements by a partially self-trained motion-based AI. This approach bridges the gap between centuries-old painting as well as color mixing techniques and cutting-edge technology. The underlying pictorial compositions and movement patterns are sketched by Seidel, then detailed motion textures are accumulated on the contours, which appear to be entangled in mathematically perfect loops. In the adaptation of TREMORS for Night Lights Denver, several of these painterly loops are joined together, revealing the various approaches to Seidel's 'motion paintings' that he has been exploring for over 20 years.

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About the Artist:

Robert Seidel's projections, installations, and experimental films have been shown at numerous international festivals, galleries, and museums, including Palais des Beaux-Arts Lille, ZKM Karlsruhe, Art Center Nabi Seoul, Young Projects Los Angeles, Museum of Image and Sound São Paulo, and MOCA Taipei.

He is interested in pushing the boundaries of abstract beauty through cinematic and scientific approaches. Through the organic interplay of structural, spatial and temporal concepts, he creates an evolving complexity of multifaceted readings. Seidel lives and works as an artist and curator in Berlin/Jena.