In her new project You Only Look Once , British artist Lisa Barnard explores perception in the field of tension between human and machine experience. She sheds light on the complexity of technological progress and the ecological resources on which it is based. Her research is based in California and takes her to the Salton Sea, the outskirts of Sacramento and the streets of San Francisco, among other places. Inspired by the echolocation of bats, Barnard investigates how sensory data is translated into machine action - and how AI-supported learning programs such as "You Only Look Once" change our own perception and our view of the world. In view of the escalating climate crisis, she raises the question of how technologies can be developed that are not only efficient but also sensitive to the world they are supposed to capture.
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