Caroline Delieutraz's 'Bleen' Merges AI and Textiles at 22,48 m2

Caroline Delieutraz presents her fifth solo exhibition 'Bleen' at gallery 22,48 m2 in Romainville, running until February 24, 2024. The show combines coding and ironing to explore image texture in the age of artificial intelligence. The gallery's white walls display quilted polyester forms about 160 cm high, alongside smaller fabric 'eggs' on the floor, striated with colored cracks and connected by an electrical cable that emits an enveloping, crackling sound. Each wall piece repeats a T-shaped motif but is unique. The title 'Bleen', a portmanteau of blue and green coined by philosopher Nelson Goodman in his 1955 book 'Fact, Fiction and Forecast', invites category discussion. The hybrid creatures suggest a sci-fi universe of mutant insects or strange uteri. Delieutraz (France, 1982) works within the Post-Internet movement, hand-sewing forms derived from AI-generated images that she then retouches. The pieces are titled 'Seed', referencing the metaphorical use of the term in computing—a number initializing a random sequence generator in deep learning, creating variation through repetition. The artist collaborates with Sarah Smash on sound design and Behind The Moons on ASMR. The exhibition emphasizes that serious issues surrounding AI cannot be thought of in opposition to the physical world.