Unsupervised, AI Hallucinations @ MoMA
“Unsupervised”, Refik Anadol's art installation at the Modern Museum of Art, combines the limitation of defined algorithms with the vastness of refined data in a way to mirror the mind and the collective consciousness in ever-changing conditions. It opens the avenues for us to feel overwhelmed and capable a
How Role-Playing Offers a Way to Heal
Have you noticed that children act like their parents or caregivers, when they take the role of adult in games of make believe and reflect their observations? If they are exposed to angry conversations of adults, that is how they play their roles in the games. The game settings and rules are based on their [&he
Love as a Verb
We love ice cream. Love watching movies. Love our parents, children, friends and partners. But what is love? No search engine is shy about revealing the definition of love: “an intense feeling of deep affection” or “a person or thing that one loves”. What is love as a verb? Merriam-Webster says it is to
Interview of Daniel Jackovino on his Solo Art Exhibit
Black Walnut Head Dolls of Daniel Sometimes a phone call is forgotten even before uttering goodbye. Sometimes it is remembered for decades, but rarely does it lead to a solo art exhibit. Daniel had met Victoria at the Art Students League of New York and had not spoken with her in a while when she called [&hell
I’m not Ready to Say Goodbye
When I decided to relocate back to Istanbul, I thought at first that all I needed was two suitcases like I had when I moved to New Jersey as a graduate student decades ago. I had this romantic desire to retrace my path in the reversed direction without extra baggage. Why not start a minimalist life where my roo