“The Solaris project” is an artistic experiment that explores the limits of perception, imagination and technology, drawing inspiration from Stanislaw Lem's visionary 1961 novel.
'The starting point is the parallel between the thinking ocean from Stanislaw Lem's novel “Solaris” and the possibilities and limitations of machine learning. Lem depicts the planet Solaris as an entity capable of extracting images from human minds and processing them freely, but incapable of interpreting them rationally. ML's image-creating tools operate similarly: they grab fragments of our iconosphere and process them without understanding, often in ways that are creative and fascinating, but also enigmatic and disturbing.'
The presented artworks balance on the border between abstraction and realism. Their aesthetics are at once familiar and alien - the images seem to come from an undiscovered world that exists somewhere between human imagination and the autonomous creativity of machines. Raise questions about the nature of creativity and the boundaries between man and machine. Are images created using machine learning merely a reflection of human visual culture? Or could they be something more - an autonomous expression of another kind of intelligence? In “Solaris”, Lem suggested the impossibility of full understanding between humans and alien entity. Similarly, ML generating images remains a mystery to us - its creations are the result of mathematical operations, but their reception is always human.
“The Solaris project” invites us to reflect on this dialogue between man and technology and how art can become a medium for this relationship. The presented artworks are not only a visual experience, but also a starting point for a deeper discussion about the role of algorithms in creative processes and the future of art in the digital age.
At the same time, it is an attempt to capture a transitional moment in the history of art: the moment when machines begin to co-create our visual culture. The project raises questions about the limits of interpretation, meaning, and whether we can find ourselves in ML-generated images - just as Lem's characters tried to find themselves in the mysterious ocean of Solaris.
'The starting point is the parallel between the thinking ocean from Stanislaw Lem's novel “Solaris” and the possibilities and limitations of machine learning. Lem depicts the planet Solaris as an entity capable of extracting images from human minds and processing them freely, but incapable of interpreting them rationally. ML's image-creating tools operate similarly: they grab fragments of our iconosphere and process them without understanding, often in ways that are creative and fascinating, but also enigmatic and disturbing.'
The presented artworks balance on the border between abstraction and realism. Their aesthetics are at once familiar and alien - the images seem to come from an undiscovered world that exists somewhere between human imagination and the autonomous creativity of machines. Raise questions about the nature of creativity and the boundaries between man and machine. Are images created using machine learning merely a reflection of human visual culture? Or could they be something more - an autonomous expression of another kind of intelligence? In “Solaris”, Lem suggested the impossibility of full understanding between humans and alien entity. Similarly, ML generating images remains a mystery to us - its creations are the result of mathematical operations, but their reception is always human.
“The Solaris project” invites us to reflect on this dialogue between man and technology and how art can become a medium for this relationship. The presented artworks are not only a visual experience, but also a starting point for a deeper discussion about the role of algorithms in creative processes and the future of art in the digital age.
At the same time, it is an attempt to capture a transitional moment in the history of art: the moment when machines begin to co-create our visual culture. The project raises questions about the limits of interpretation, meaning, and whether we can find ourselves in ML-generated images - just as Lem's characters tried to find themselves in the mysterious ocean of Solaris.
