AI, algorithms and Art: Kristin McIver collaborating with technology.

Kristin McIver, an Australian artist residing in New York, embarks on a journey of exploration that examines the myriad streams of data and numbers shaping our existence. She investigates the language and words linked to images and the natural phenomena around us. By delving into the data streams and sources behind social media and incorporating this data into algorithms, she establishes a distinctive and highly relevant foundation for her work.

McIver's data portraits are remarkable and captured my interest. By extracting identity-related data from the backend of social media, the artist offers a contemporary perspective on the self-portrait. Her process is as extraordinary as it is fascinating.

During my recent trip to New York, we had an excellent conversation about selfies, our potential to become famous among our Instagram followers, collaboration with AI, and how nature is incorporated into her work.

Read more in the attached interview.