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Im Sommer 2021 zeigt das Museum Folkwang in Essen das Werk von Tobias Zielony in einer großen Überblicksausstellung. Zu sehen sind Fotografien und Videoarbeiten aus den vergangenen 20 Jahren. Eine wesentliche Thematik in Zielonys künstlerischem Werk ist die Jugendkultur und ihr Bezug zu Herkunft, Repräsentation und Mode sowie die damit einhergehende Definition von Identität in einer sich verändernden medialen Wirklichkeit. Die digitale Kultur hat zu neuen Kommunikationsformen fotografischer Bilder geführt, die die Idee des Selbst und der (Selbst-)Repräsentation grundlegend verändert haben. In den Arbeiten von Tobias Zielony zeigen sich die Abgebildeten als selbstbewusst Teilnehmende in diesem Wechselspiel – die trotz kultureller und sozialer Unterschiede in einem globalen Austausch sozialer Codes und Selbstbildnisse agieren. Als Verlag hat Spector Books die Arbeit von Tobias Zielony von Beginn an begleitet. 2008 veröffentlichten wir die Publikation Trona, die inzwischen in der dritten Auflage ist. Es folgten die Bände Manitoba (2011), Jenny Jenny (2013), Vele (2014). Diese enge und kontinuierliche gemeinsame Arbeit hat zu einer besonderen Idee für den Katalog der Essener Ausstellung geführt. Er erscheint als eine Serie von sechs kleinen Bänden, die jeweils zwei bis vier Arbeiten komplett zeigen und von einem Text begleitet werden, der in essayistischer oder fiktionaler Form ein Gegenüber für diese Bilder schafft. Gewonnen wurden dafür sechs Protagonist*innen der jüngsten literarischen Generation: Sophia Eisenhut, Joshua Gross, Dora Koderhold, Enis Maci, Mazlum Nergiz und Jakob Nolte. 1973 in Wuppertal geboren, studierte Tobias Zielony Dokumentarfotografie in Newport und Leipzig. 2015 nahm der Künstler mit seiner Arbeit The Citizen an einer Gruppenausstellung für den Deutschen Pavillon auf der 56. Biennale in Venedig teil. Er hatte Gruppenausstellungen u.a. im Bozar Center for Fine Arts, Brüssel (2015) und der 2. Montevideo Biennale (2014) sowie Einzelausstellungen im Philadelphia Museum of Art (2011) und der Berlinischen Galerie (2013). –– In summer 2021, the Museum Folkwang in Essen will be showing the work of Tobias Zielony in a large survey exhibition, featuring photographs and video works from the last twenty years. One of the key themes in Zielony’s artistic work is youth culture, its relationship to background, status, and fashion, and the definition of identity associated with this in a realm where the realities of the medium are shifting. Digital culture has revolutionized the ways in which photographic images can communicate, fundamentally altering the idea of the self and self-representation. In Zielony’s works, the subjects of his pictures appear as self-aware participants in this process of interaction—engaging in a global exchange of social codes and self-images, irrespective of the cultural and social differences between the people involved. Spector Books has consistently supported Zielony’s work from the start of his career. In 2008 we published Trona, now in its third edition, followed by Manitoba (2011), Jenny Jenny (2013), and Vele (2014). This sus- tained process of close collaboration has given rise to an unusual idea for the catalogue for the Essen exhibition. It is to be published as a series of six small volumes, each showing two to four works in full and accompanied by a text that creates a counterpoint to these works in the form of an essay or piece of fiction. Six protagonists of the new literary generation—Sophia Eisenhut, Joshua Gross, Dora Koderhold, Enis Maci, Mazlum Nergiz, and Jakob Nolte—have agreed to take part in this project. Born in 1973 in Wuppertal, Germany, Tobias Zielony studied Documentary Photography in Newport and Leipzig. In 2015 the artist participated at a group show for the German Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale with his work The Citizen (2015). He had group shows for example at Bozar Center for Fine Arts, Brussels (2015) and the 2nd Montevideo Biennial (2014) and solo shows

Wie verändern digitale, lernende Technologien unsere Arbeit, unser Zusammenleben und unsere Möglichkeiten der Selbstbestimmung? Begleitband zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Deutschen Hygiene-Museum, Dresden (November 2021 bis August 2022) Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist längst nicht mehr nur ein Thema der Science-Fiction. In unser aller Alltag steckt mehr KI, als es vielen bewusst ist: in Sprachassistenten und Navigationssystemen, auf Social-Media-Plattformen und Streamingdiensten, in Verwaltungsabläufen und Überwachungstechnologien. Um die Chancen und Risiken dieser noch jungen Technologie für Mensch und Gesellschaft ist eine heftige Debatte entbrannt: Welche Probleme können wir überhaupt mit KI lösen? Welche Entscheidungen wollen wir in die Hände von KI-Systemen legen? Wo wollen wir Grenzen ziehen? »Künstliche Intelligenz. Maschinen Lernen Menschheitsträume« lädt ein zu einem Streifzug durch die Welt des Maschinellen Lernens. An der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft, Kunst und Kultur betrachten die Autor*innen die mannigfaltigen Maschinenträume der Vergangenheit, die Möglichkeiten und Unmöglichkeiten unserer Gegenwart, und geben Auskunft über Visionen des Zusammenlebens mit KI. Mit Beiträgen von Dirk Baecker, Dominik Domhoff, Jessica Heesen, Martina Heßler, Pratyusha Kalluri, Andreas Knie, Susanne Krasmann, Cathérine Lehmann, Tilman Santarius, Lothar Schröder, Matthias L. Schroeter, Georg Seeßlen, Kathrin Seibert, Angela und Karlheinz Steinmüller, Gerfried Stocker und Karin Wolf-Ostermann; dazu Infografiken, Comic-Auszüge und eine dichtende KI. Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams Edited by Yasemin Keskintepe and Anke Woschech for the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long ceased to be just a science fiction topic. Indeed, our everyday lives are packed with far more AI than most people realise. It is now found in smart virtual assistants and in navigation systems, on social media platforms and streaming services, in administrative procedures and surveillance technologies. The opportunities and risks of this relatively young technology both for human beings and society have sparked a heated debate. What sort of problems are we looking to solve with AI in the first place? What sort of decisions do we want to place in the ‘hands’ of AI systems? Where do we draw the line? Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams invites visitors to embark on a foray through the world of machine learning. At the interface between science, art, and culture, the authors consider the multifarious machine dreams of the past as well as the possibilities and impossibilities of our present, and provide details of their visions for our lives alongside AI. Featuring contributions by Dirk Baecker, Dominik Domhoff, Jessica Heesen, Martina Heßler, Pratyusha Kalluri, Andreas Knie, Susanne Krasmann, Cathérine Lehmann, Tilman Santarius, Lothar Schröder, Matthias L. Schroeter, Georg Seeßlen, Kathrin Seibert, Angela and Karlheinz Steinmüller, Gerfried Stocker and Karin Wolf-Ostermann; along with infografics, comic-strip excerpts, and an AI system that writes poetry. About the editors: Yasemin Keskintepe is an art scholar and works as a curator at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden. She was previously co-curator of the Open Codes exhibition at the Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM) and has contributed to a number of international exhibition projects. She is curator of the exhibition Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams. Anke Woschech studied sociology and holds a doctorate in the history of technology. She is a member of the scientific research team working on the exhibition Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden.

Wie verändern digitale, lernende Technologien unsere Arbeit, unser Zusammenleben und unsere Möglichkeiten der Selbstbestimmung? Begleitband zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Deutschen Hygiene-Museum, Dresden (November 2021 bis August 2022) Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist längst nicht mehr nur ein Thema der Science-Fiction. In unser aller Alltag steckt mehr KI, als es vielen bewusst ist: in Sprachassistenten und Navigationssystemen, auf Social-Media-Plattformen und Streamingdiensten, in Verwaltungsabläufen und Überwachungstechnologien. Um die Chancen und Risiken dieser noch jungen Technologie für Mensch und Gesellschaft ist eine heftige Debatte entbrannt: Welche Probleme können wir überhaupt mit KI lösen? Welche Entscheidungen wollen wir in die Hände von KI-Systemen legen? Wo wollen wir Grenzen ziehen? »Künstliche Intelligenz. Maschinen Lernen Menschheitsträume« lädt ein zu einem Streifzug durch die Welt des Maschinellen Lernens. An der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft, Kunst und Kultur betrachten die Autor*innen die mannigfaltigen Maschinenträume der Vergangenheit, die Möglichkeiten und Unmöglichkeiten unserer Gegenwart, und geben Auskunft über Visionen des Zusammenlebens mit KI. Mit Beiträgen von Dirk Baecker, Dominik Domhoff, Jessica Heesen, Martina Heßler, Pratyusha Kalluri, Andreas Knie, Susanne Krasmann, Cathérine Lehmann, Tilman Santarius, Lothar Schröder, Matthias L. Schroeter, Georg Seeßlen, Kathrin Seibert, Angela und Karlheinz Steinmüller, Gerfried Stocker und Karin Wolf-Ostermann; dazu Infografiken, Comic-Auszüge und eine dichtende KI. Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams Edited by Yasemin Keskintepe and Anke Woschech for the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long ceased to be just a science fiction topic. Indeed, our everyday lives are packed with far more AI than most people realise. It is now found in smart virtual assistants and in navigation systems, on social media platforms and streaming services, in administrative procedures and surveillance technologies. The opportunities and risks of this relatively young technology both for human beings and society have sparked a heated debate. What sort of problems are we looking to solve with AI in the first place? What sort of decisions do we want to place in the ‘hands’ of AI systems? Where do we draw the line? Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams invites visitors to embark on a foray through the world of machine learning. At the interface between science, art, and culture, the authors consider the multifarious machine dreams of the past as well as the possibilities and impossibilities of our present, and provide details of their visions for our lives alongside AI. Featuring contributions by Dirk Baecker, Dominik Domhoff, Jessica Heesen, Martina Heßler, Pratyusha Kalluri, Andreas Knie, Susanne Krasmann, Cathérine Lehmann, Tilman Santarius, Lothar Schröder, Matthias L. Schroeter, Georg Seeßlen, Kathrin Seibert, Angela and Karlheinz Steinmüller, Gerfried Stocker and Karin Wolf-Ostermann; along with infografics, comic-strip excerpts, and an AI system that writes poetry. About the editors: Yasemin Keskintepe is an art scholar and works as a curator at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden. She was previously co-curator of the Open Codes exhibition at the Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM) and has contributed to a number of international exhibition projects. She is curator of the exhibition Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams. Anke Woschech studied sociology and holds a doctorate in the history of technology. She is a member of the scientific research team working on the exhibition Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning Human Dreams at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden.

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