Refik Anadol

Refik Anadol (b. 1985, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Los Angeles-based artist, researcher and pioneer of generative art. Known for his work at the crossroads of artificial intelligence, data science and immersive art, he redefines the relationship between human, machine and space. A graduate of the Department of Design Media Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Anadol is also the founder of Refik Anadol Studio and RASA (Research in Autonomous Systems and Aesthetics). His works use machine-learning algorithms to transform huge datasets - whether from the cosmos, museum archives or environmental streams - into hypnotically powerful visual and sonic compositions. Through monumental installations and immersive projections, he questions collective memory, perception and the notion of digital infinity. His projects, such as Machine Hallucinations, WDCH Dreams and Quantum Memories, have been presented in major cultural institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), LACMA (Los Angeles) and the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne). Awarded numerous international prizes, Refik Anadol is today considered one of the most influential artists of his generation in the field of digital art and artificial intelligence, embodying a poetic vision of the "technological sublime".