Adam Basanta | MNS2 | researcher’s night
while doing Interface: art/science residency as part of Chantier IA, artist Adam Basanta will present his work at researcher’s night at the Musée de la nature et des sciences in Sherbrooke (MNS2)!
On November 15, 2024, from 7 pm to 11 pm, Adam Basanta will talk about his research into law and artificial intelligence (AI) at the Museum of Nature and Science (MNS2).
The artist is currently in residence at the Université de Sherbrooke’s Faculty of Law and Sporobole, working on interactions between AI and the legal system. His project proposes to reverse the dynamic of domination between “Big AI” and communities, by placing artificial intelligence technologies at the service of the latter. In this way, the artist hopes to develop a research project that, on the one hand, will hollow out the flaws in the legal system to make AI a weapon at the service of individuals and communities.
about the artist:
Adam Basanta (b. 1985) is an artist, composer, and performer of experimental music. Born in Tel-Aviv (ISR) and raised in Vancouver (CAN), he lives and works in Montreal (CAN) since 2010.
Since 2015, his works have been exhibited in galleries and institutions including the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (CAN), Optica Centre d’art contermporain (CAN), Fotomuseum Winterthur (CH), Arsenal Art Contemporain (CAN), Galerie Charlot (FRA), National Art Centre Tokyo (JPN), V Moscow Biennale for Young Art (RUS), Carroll/Fletcher Gallery (UK), American Medium Gallery (NYC), Serralves Museum (POR), Edith-Russ-Haus fur Mediakunst (GER), York Art Gallery (UK), and The Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe (USA).
His work has been awarded several international prizes, including the Japan Media Arts Prize (2016) and the Aesthetica Art Prize (2017). In 2018 he was longlistes for the Sobey Art Award (CAN), and in 2019 he was the winner of the Prix Pierre Ayot (QC). He is currently represented by Ellephant Gallery (Montreal, CAN). His work can be found in the institutional collections of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, and the Ville de Montréal.
Remaining active as an experimental composer and performer, his concert music, live performances, and sound recordings are presented worldwide, including appearances in the MATA Festival (NYC), Gaudeamus Musicweek (NL), CTM Festival (GER), Akousma Festival (CAN), and Mutek Festival (CAN), and have been awarded multiple national and international prizes. His music has been released on Kohlenstoff Records (CAN), Farmacia901 (ITA), Important Records/Cassauna (USA), and Kasuga Records (GER).
He holds a BFA in Music composition from Simon Fraser University (Vancouver BC CAN) and an interdisciplinary Research-Creation MA in Fine Arts (Concordia University, Montreal QC CAN).
About Researchers’ Night:
Inspired by the success of the European Researchers’ Night, held for over 15 years in more than 300 cities in Europe (including 16 in France), Espace pour la vie has launched a North American edition of this renowned event in 2019.
Researchers’ Night is an inter-museum initiative of Espace pour la vie, co-organized with the Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV). It is supported by the collaboration of numerous institutions:
Acfas
Cœur des sciences – UQAM
Exploramer
Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke
Musée de la santé Armand-Frappier
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