Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Moren will create a series of images and video using a custom artificial intelligence GAN trained on images of the Lost 40 old-growth pine forest; a gesture to virtually grow new trees and digitally revive what was lost.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.
David Ash: Film writer and director; Laska Jimsen: Film and media artist; assistant professor of cinema and media studies, Carleton College; Teresa Konechne: Independent filmmaker, activist, and community engagement artist; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Maribeth Romslo: Director, cinematographer, producer; Ariel Tilson: Documentary filmmaker
ACHF Arts Access
To develop and create a new body of images and video which foster experimentation with AI systems. The successful creation, completion, and exhibition of a series of images and videos which allow viewers contemplate their relationship to the Minnesota environment. 2: Develop new platforms to make AI systems accessible for my own practice and other artists. Develop new tools and skills for my own practice and release code under open-source licenses so other artists can utilize them.
Ben Completed a new body of work titled Reference Ecosystem: Lost 40 utilizing Machine Learning to synthesize images of old growth trees. Ben Moren was successful in completing a new body of image based work and was able to deeply learn about and experiment with AI and Machine Learning systems. 2: Ben Moren developed a Machine Learning workflow for his Reference Ecosystem: Lost 40 project and shared it through a hands on workshop. Ben Moren's Machine Learning workflow was successful in yielding a new project and workshop participants were able to utilize the skills and create their own work.