Artistic Research and Collective Intelligence Workshop

Exposition supporting the Artistic Research and Collective Intelligence workshop, 4-5 October 2025, Porto Academy of Fine Arts. Theme: In recent years, latent space has become a recurring notion in the field of AI and generative art, but the term has a much broader origin and resonance, finding relevance in various fields of knowledge such as psychology, biology and computer science. Translated into the field of artistic research, latent space can refer to indefinable and potential configurations, to a fluid and interstitial zone in which knowledge and imagination take shape through non-linear processes and intuitions. The workshop will offer a space for discussion and experimentation, welcoming proposals and reflections on the processes of artistic research, to investigate unforeseen configurations, lateral paths, and methodological deviations. The activity is promoted by the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome as part of the Enacting Artistic Research project.

Instrumento luminó-aural

Luminous Aural Instrument

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Interactive ludic object that invites the exploration of the performance of the emitted light, visible on the instrument itself. Light and object merge into a single body-frame, as the referent of the image becomes the luminous structure that hosts it. Each luminous composition is ephemeral and blends contemplation, correspondence and speculation of possible shapes and drawings, composing a unique vocabulary shared with the audience.

The work was created during an artistic residency held from 6 to 20 June 2025 at the Collection of Technical and Media Objects FBAUP, promoted by the research project Philosophical Media in collaboration with the iLudens Interest Group.

The project was exhibited at FBAUP and presented during the Computing, Hybrid Practices and Culture Symposium in June 2025.

Artists

Flor, originally from and based in Porto, Portugal, is an artist. Her academic background brings together art, technology and the culture of the senses. Flor creates, both individually and within different collectives, immersive and multisensory environments. Flor developed a dissertation and a performance on smell and its culture, sparking curiosity in multiple events. Flor synthesizes video and light for shows, performances and concerts. Flor expresses political engagement through her art, creating and supporting ecological movements and envisioning sustainable and thoughtful development. Flor draws inspiration from the tea ceremony and seeks tranquility and patience. https://girlflux.xyz

Tiago Aires Lêdo is a sound, new media and performance artist and a founding member of Fúria de Boi – Cultural Association. He also collaborates with the educational program of the Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, where he leads the Musical Experimentation Laboratory and the Flormiga project, and works as a photography and video teacher in vocational education. He makes music under the pseudonym Som Flores. https://somflores.xyz

Sérgio, sound artist and technological developer, also known as Cachibache, from Porto, Portugal (1992). Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Engineering (2014). Master’s degree with a specialization in Interactive Music and Sound Design (2023) at the University of Porto. He is part of the artistic collective berru (berru.pt) (2015) with Bernardo Bordalo and Rui Nó. The work of berru explores performative pieces, installations, sound sculptures and other forms of artistic expression. With an online community and DIY, open-source mindset, he works with technological objects, their repair and the construction of pieces using accessible materials. He develops projects in physical computing, electronics and robotics, builds sound systems and electroacoustic and digital musical instruments. He is open to sharing ideas and knowledge. From generative algorithms to interfaces, blending the physical and the digital. https://notworking.systems

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