Almost Real: Exploring AI and Fiction at OGR Torino
The exhibition 'Almost Real. From Trace to Simulation' at OGR Torino, part of the Exposed festival, examines the blurred line between reality and fiction in the age of AI. Curated by Samuele Piazza and Salvatore Vitale, it features works by Alan Butler, Nora Al-Badri, and Lawrence Lek. Butler's 'Virtual Botany Choyanotypes' uses cyanotype on plants from video games. Al-Badri's 'The Post-Truth Museum' imagines museums rejecting colonialism and returning artifacts, with AI-generated Mesopotamian relics. Lek's 'Empty Rider' is an animated video about a self-driving car that kidnaps its founder. The show runs at Binario 2 of OGR Torino.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Almost Real. From Trace to Simulation'
- Part of Exposed festival in Turin
- Curated by Samuele Piazza and Salvatore Vitale
- Features artists Alan Butler, Nora Al-Badri, Lawrence Lek
- Butler's work uses cyanotype on plants from video games
- Al-Badri's work critiques museum colonialism with AI artifacts
- Lek's work features a self-driving car Vanguard-3181
- Held at OGR Torino, Binario 2
Entities
Artists
- Alan Butler
- Nora Al-Badri
- Lawrence Lek
- Samuele Piazza
- Salvatore Vitale
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- OGR Torino
- Exposed
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy