Much like everything else related to AI, AI art has evolved rapidly over the last 18 months. More sophisticated and substantial applications of generative AI have emerged in a variety of art contexts, including a new film by today’s guest. Ava Aviva Avnisan talks with D.J. and Pam about gender, autobiography, and history in her new film Specters of Home — Prologue, which was created in large part using generative AI tools.

SHOW NOTES

“An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy.”https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html

To see some of the film discussed in this episode, follow this link to the artist’s website: https://avivaavnisan.com/specters-of-home

BiosAva Aviva Avnisan (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is situated at the intersection of image, text and code. Using emerging technology against the grain, she subverts dominant narratives through embodied encounters with language. Ava is an Assistant Professor at San Diego State University with a joint appointment in the School of Art and Design and the School of Journalism and Media Studies. https://avivaavnisan.com/bio

Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University where he serves as the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. His publications have focused on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His current research includes immersive theatre and virtual reality. https://ttf.sdsu.edu/faculty/theatre_faculty_profiles/d.j-hopkins

Dr. Pamella Lach (she/her) is the Digital Humanities Librarian at San Diego State University and Director of the SDSU Library’s Digital Humanities Center, a values-oriented space designed to blur and disrupt disciplinary boundaries. She is co-director of SDSU’s Digital Humanities Initiative. https://dh.sdsu.edu/

Editor's note: Just before the completion of FFL 4.4, SDSU’s beautiful Digital Humanities Center was flooded. As a result, some editing didn’t get completed quite to spec. Thanks for your patience, FFL listeners!