GLoW3 Artist Profiles

Biography:

Yarli Allison is a Canadian-born, Hong Kongese art-worker based in the UK/Paris with an interdisciplinary approach that traverses sculpture, installation, CGI (VR/AR/3D modeling/game), moving-images, drawings, poetry, tattooing, and performances. Yarli’s recent works were exhibited at Tai Kwun Contemporary Museum (HK), LINZ FMR (Austria), FACT (Liverpool), Barbican Centre (London), Institute of Contemporary Arts: ICA (London), V&A Museum (London).

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Yarli will develop a speculative (possible) future of a fictional city entirely made of Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs), harvested from blastocysts in the uterus. The research-based, multi-media project will explore the usage of biotech innovations to solve current issues on gender health / data gap, with an attempt to heal damaged ecologies. Audiences can access the world-building series via sculptural objects in relationship with digital screenings, sound art, and/or access interactive maps.

Artist Quote:

“Super delighted to have the opportunity to be part of GLoW3 to explore new tools and professionals in realizing the early stage of my long-term research-based project!”

Biography:

Rebecca Smith, an artist practicing under the name Urban Projections, has been drawing lines between the natural world, art and technology for over 20 years. Smith’s practice centers around the natural environment and our place within it, aiming to reaffirm our connection to nature and each other. Often through the creation of large-scale immersive experiences, Rebecca has developed innovative methods for taking digital arts out onto the streets.

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Second Nature is an outdoor, site-specific artwork which uses live environmental data to transform public space and give agency to audiences. Through the democratisation of data, it encourages us to explore our fragile relationship with the natural world, and the impact we have upon it.

Artist Quote:

“I am excited to have been chosen to be part of this exhilarating art and technology project. It’s a dream come true to merge my passion for creativity with cutting-edge innovation.”

Biography:

Violeta Ayala is a multifaceted creator, spanning the roles of filmmaker, technologist, writer, and artist. Co-founding unitednotions.film and koa.xyz, Violeta has been instrumental in driving innovative projects. In 2020, she became the first Quechua member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Currently, Violeta is working with character and metaverse creation through syntography, algorithmic art, and AI model training, pushing the boundaries of storytelling and artistic expression.

Project:

Weaving Ancestral Memory and AI, Las Awichas, is an immersive/interactive Augmented Reality (AR) installation that honours and dignifies Violeta’s female Quechua ancestors by interlacing collective digital memory and the Neo-Andean Cosmovision, embracing the nonlinear concept of time inherent in Andean cultures. The experience combines eight physical AI-generated visual representations of grandmothers. The life-sized acrylic portraits serve as the heart of the installation, drawing viewers into the narrative, where each Awicha, corresponds to a unique Andean bird, brought to life through the motion-captured movements of dancers, music, and spatial sound.

Artist Quote:

“I am filled with satisfaction and anticipation. Being backed by GLOW3 at this pivotal time is a tremendous boost, particularly as we endeavor to demystify technology and recognize its potential for power and change. It’s critical for women to understand the influence of semantics and the ability to be an active part of constructing new models that are emerging, rather than just being consumers. This opportunity, I believe, will open doors and foster that understanding.”

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