Speculative practices within AI
w/ Yağmur Uçkunkaya
Through their proposed methodologies of dragging and unlearning, Mersin & Uçkunkaya work with contemporary AI technologies from the inside, inhabiting its imaginaries while refusing their closures. They treat uncertainty as a generative force, drawing on disidentificatory strategies and drag practices. Through shared narration and hands-on experimentation with deepfake technologies, their workshop and performance open space for queer play and the ongoing reimagining of artificial imaginaries from within.
dreaming with deepfakes
Drag and deepfakes share a common thread: both employ methods of appropriation to reimagine and subvert reality. The workshop engages with Orhun's queer-feminist research, drawing parallels between these practices. Through hands-on experimentation with a "curious queer-use" of deepfake technologies, participants embark on a personal journey, playfully reappropriating their dreams.