Place: Aalto University Otaniemi Campus, Otakaari 1, U135a U7 PWC (instructions below)
Time: Tuesday 4 June 2024 at 13:00–16:30
The rise of digitalisation keeps pushing us further from the roots of photography, the analogue and our direct connection to the material. What should we think about the AI in connection to photography? How are photographic processes and agencies changing? The AI Conundrum in Photographic Art seminar explores the reasons and ways that artificial intelligence is being used by artists today. The seminar is organised by the Association of Photographic Artists (FI) in collaboration with three Nordic photography institutions, Centrum för fotografi (SE), Fotografisk center (DK), Preus Museum (NO), and Aalto University.
13:00 Welcome
13:10 Keynote: Not AI, but Abstract Statistic Systems by Tomi Slotte Dufva, Senior University Lecturer, Aalto University
13.50 A comment from Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger, Director of Finnish Museum of Photography
14:10 Coffee break
14:30 Artist presentation: Hilde Honerud
14:45 Artist presentation: Tuomo Rainio
15:00 Artist presentation: Mikaela Steby Stenfalk
15:15 Artist presentation: Ida Kvetny and Diana Velasco
15:40 Panel discussion with the artists, Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger and Donald Weber, Associate Professor at Aalto University, moderated by Tomi Slotte Dufva
16:30 Thank you
Arrival: Otaniemi campus is located in Espoo, about 10 kilometres from the centre of Helsinki. It can be reached via public transport (HSL Zone B).
Metro (Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University)
The journey from Kamppi to Aalto University metro station takes approx. 11 minutes. Exit Aalto University metro station via the escalators leading to Otaniementie (Exit A). Walk straight for approx. 3-4 minutes until you reach the Undergraduate Centre. Continue past the main entrance (Y-wing) until you reach entrance lobby M (U-wing). Turn right at the end of the Lobby and you will find U135a, lecture hall U7.
*Please note that due to construction work, the Central Railway metro station is closed from 3 June.
Bus and Light Rail
Bus lines 52, 111, 510 and 555, as well as light rail line 15, stop by Aalto University Metro station (Otaniementie, Exit A).
Parking
Limited parking is available. The parking areas on Otaniemi campus are marked on the campus map. Most parking requires a university permit, a parking disc or a parking fee. All parking fees are managed through EasyPark and Parkman. More information on the university website.
An interactive map of the campus can also be found at usefulaaltomap.fi.
The event is free and no registration is required. The seminar will be held in English.
The Association of Photographic Artists and collaborating organisations have received network funding from the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture to establish “Nordic Neighbours Conversations Collaborations on Photography”.