Tenth International Conference on The Image

Abstract

Contemplating perspectives of the image through the lens of human values invites us to expand our current frame of reference and to more profoundly engage with the world through the eyes of others. Current literature acknowledges the demand for connections that respond to, or build upon, complex human needs as part of contemporary creative practice; however, society is in a continual state of flux, with creatives required to seek out new and innovative tools, resources and methodologies in order to effectively respond to the changing needs of our civilisation; in essence, requiring a response to the unknown. Therefore, in order to begin to understand this dimension of image production and consumption we must develop systems, whereby we are able to not only navigate the optimisation of user’s needs but to also cultivate shared spaces within which to establish these socio-cultural needs, wants and desires. Accordingly, this paper introduces Tridea, a multifaceted creative project which provides a platform for international, collaborative practice as a means to promote inclusion and embrace diversity. The Tridea project calls artists and designers to participate in an online form of the Surrealist parlour game, the Exquisite Corpse. Tridea leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assign online teams based on geographic and cultural diversity, and to then aggregate individual contributions into one collaborative artefact, subsequently displaying them in an online gallery; thus, coalescing creative communities, building bridges and providing a conduit for international collaboration to encourage design-with-purpose as a synergic means of image making.