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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:SCALES OF CODESaturday\, February 1st  |  10:00am – 4:00pm \n\n\n\nfree \n\n\n\nat JUMP: 1000 W. Myrtle Street in Boise \n\n\n\nThe year of the snake is upon us! Artist-in-Residence Song Lu connected with the Idaho Chinese Organization and will be participating in their Lunar New Year Celebration at JUMP on Feb 1st. The Idaho Chinese Organization is a local nonprofit that promotes cultural experiences and community unity in the Treasure Valley. In addition to helping with a calligraphy writing activity\, Song will be featuring her latest collaborative AI-generated video art piece\, Scales of Code\, created with her artist friend Fan Yu as part of their collaborative art practice\, OHuo. \n\n\n\nThis collaborative video art piece uses over 30 materials to explore the theme of a “snake.” The dynamic changes in snake scales symbolize the interplay of natural order and geometric aesthetics. Combining Chinese folk arts\, Western fine arts\, and everyday elements with AI-generated animations\, the work blurs the boundaries between the virtual and real\, giving traditional art contemporary significance and technological vitality.
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/
LOCATION:Jump Boise\, 1000 W Myrtle St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702\, United States
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SUMMARY:hum-ai-n
DESCRIPTION:EXHIBITION AND ART TALK \n\n\n\nArt talk at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nWhat happens when AI gives you more (or less) than you asked for?Song Lu spent her residency deepening her exploration into the connections between what’s generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the bias that comes along with that. At Surel’s Place she began a third stage in this work. In all these stages\, Song Lu utilizes AI-generated imagery that changes based on different prompts\, highlighting embedded biases. The first stage\, titled Snow Drawing\, challenged the occupational segregation perpetuated by AI algorithms. When she prompted the AI program to generate an image of an artist\, it tended to picture an older white man\, which began Song Lu’s investigation into exposing the narrow\, Western-centric perspective perpetuated within the design. \n\n\n\nAs a result of this first exploration\, Song Lu found “It’s clear that there’s a need for more diversity in the art world\, and this extends to the language we use to describe artists and their work.” The second stage\, Working Women\, explored individual experiences influenced by both Western and Eastern cultures. This stage seeked to underscore the significance of women’s agency and power in society. \n\n\n\nNow\, in this third stage\, “Hum-ai-n\,” Song Lu has delved deeper into AI technology\, referencing official data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Song Lu focuses particularly on two major advancements in their database: the AI chatbot ChatGPT and the AI image generator MidJourney. She uses these tools to dissect and critique the underlying data structures that shape our world\, exploring aspects such as occupation\, race and ethnicity\, place of birth\, cultural background\, educational background\, gender and gender identity\, age\, interests\, and hobbies. Her aim is to discuss what distinguishes “hum-ai-n” from humans and their potential relationship. She also explores how historical data about humans can become biased\, leading to stereotypes\, and how to revise these aspects to create a more diverse representation of human beings. Through visual formats\, Song Lu examines the implications of these technologies on our lived experiences and societal structures.
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/hum-ai-n/
LOCATION:Surel’s Place\, 212 E. 33rd Street\, Garden City\, 83714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition and Artist Talk
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SUMMARY:Embroidering Traditional Techniques and 2D Animation
DESCRIPTION:Artist in residence Ainaz Alipour will introduce you to her traditional Iranian embroidery techniques and how this can be integrated with 2D animation\, emphasizing cultural representation and self-expression. You will receive hands-on practice with basic stitches and patterns from northern Khorasan. Using these skills\, you will create a small textile panel. Then\, the participants will work together to create a small collaborative animation project integrating your embroidered piece.   \n\n\n\n$45 guest \n\n\n\n$35 sustaining member \n\n\n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBIOGRAPHY \n\n\n\nAinaz Alipour (b. Iran) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores the interplay between textile traditions and contemporary artistic expression\, emphasizing cultural representation in art and its potential to challenge power structures. Drawing from Iranian cultural imagery\, she creates installations that integrate soft sculptures\, utilizing local sewing crafts and embroidery techniques from northern Khorasan. Alipour’s work focuses on the dynamics and politics of bodies\, engaging viewers through tactile fabric-based forms that challenge colonial representations and assert the presence and agency of marginalized bodies. Her multimedia installations have been recognized and awarded\, with curated screenings at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center and exhibitions at the Ringling Museum of Art and the Mattie Kelly Art Center. \n\n\n\nAinaz Alipour received her MFA in Studio Arts from the University of South Florida; her MA in Animation and Film from Trabiat Modares University in Tehran\, Iran; and a BFA in Printmaking from the Tehran University of Art.
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LOCATION:Surel’s Place\, 212 E. 33rd Street\, Garden City\, 83714\, United States
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