As the first large-scale solo exhibition for renowned technologist and digital artist Mateusz “Marpi” Marcinowski, ARTECHOUSE was proud to showcase, for the first time, art based on real-time generated graphics and machine learning. Harnessing the power of cutting-edge digital tools, New Nature offered new ways of interpreting the ecosystems and organic processes all around us.

“I think people are ready to use technology in more abstract, interesting, and complicated ways,” said the artist of his practice. “You have to be playful to find something creative.”

This colorful, lively exhibit definitely spoke to everyone’s playful side — visitors were able to gaze at digital trees, feed a 24-foot-tall creature and “touch” organisms in a digital petting zoo, among other immersive experiences.

Main Gallery
As visitors explore, they are transported into the digital space as human-shaped organisms that interact with the 24 ft. creature around them. This installation makde use of 3D space, allowing people to explore the depth of the digital world the creature lives in — moving backwards and forwards and jumping translated to visitors’ figures moving in front of and behind the creature. Visitors could also use an app to feed and play with the creature.

Gallery One
This installation contained digital ‘trees’ that awoke to one’s presence. As the visitor stepped in, the creatures in the trees began to light up and notice the visitors, putting on a colorful show.

Gallery Two
As visitors moved through this winding path of gears inspired by succulents, the art would come to life, twisting and turning on both the floor and wall.

Media Lab
Also known as the ‘petting zoo,’ the media lab housed five pods that contained various creatures that continued to learn and grow with the help of AI. This space was also a 3D exploration, as the digital hand can explore different depths of the organism’s environment and interact with the creatures inside.