Artist Talk: Kevin Abosch
Part of the opening weekend for the group exhibition The Machine’s Eye in Human Hands.
Join artist Kevin Abosch, one of the contributors to the exhibition The Machine’s Eye in Human Hands, for a conversation on photography, identity, and the contemporary visual landscape. A pioneer in AI-based image-making, Abosch has integrated computer vision and machine learning into his practice since the early 1990s, long before these technologies entered the mainstream. His work explores questions of identity and value in an era of increasingly synthetic imagery.
The conversation is moderated by Paulina Modlitba, an AI expert and author with a background from KTH and MIT. Modlitba is a prominent voice in the discussion on how AI reshapes society, creativity, and the future of work.
Together, they explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the conditions of image-making and perception, and what happens as the line between the human and the machine continues to blur.
About Kevin Abosch
Kevin Abosch (b. 1969) is an Irish conceptual artist working across photography, film, installation, and machine-learning-based image-making. His work has consistently arrived ahead of cultural consensus — on identity, value, and the nature of the image. Among the earliest pioneers of AI-based image-making, Abosch has worked with machine learning and computer vision since 1992, a practice whose cultural moment has only recently caught up with him. He lives in Paris and holds a lectureship at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
About Paulina Modlitba
Paulina Modlitba is a thought leader in AI and technology, with an academic background from KTH and MIT. As an angel investor, board member, and AI expert featured on Nyhetsmorgon, she actively contributes to public debate and drives change. She also runs one of Sweden’s largest newsletters on AI and published the book Vad fan ska vi med AI till in 2025.