Vera Vink

Predata

"The essential is invisible"

In this work, I explore the possibility of a next step in technological development: artificial intuition. While artificial intelligence is primarily based on logic and data, I wonder if there is also room within the artificial realm for a form of "clear knowing"—a knowing rooted in broad sensory perception.

I find sensory perception fascinating, and I have previously created work with scent and sound. Moreover, it's challenging to play with contrasts in materials. Unconventional combinations that are sometimes alienating and sometimes humorous. The use of fish skin, wool, ceramic, and metal stems from an intuitive desire to let content flow through my hands. Thinking and organising through touch.

I also appreciate movement in my work and sometimes allow myself to be seduced into using technology. My work is a game; a search for the invisible dimensions of reality, for what lies between the human senses, senses that we use too one-sidedly.

The true power of art lies in its ability to inspire wonder. Not only with the visible or tangible world as we know it, but precisely with the intangible, the fleeting, and the subtle. What do you expect, and what do you see? By creating an experience where the senses are intensified or, conversely, clash, a space is created in which the essential becomes visible, not visually, but as a speculative thought, and, if possible, with a touch of humour.

In this sculpture, I want to move between measurable response and inner experience. I invite you to wonder and speculate about the role of intuition in a technological future.

With thanks to the Future Storytelling Lab and Thijn Kolk.

View my research abstract here.