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Dibattito ALPHAVILLE Rete 3
15 September 2025
Listen to debate for Alphaville (in italian), Rete 3 radio station in Ticino, Switzerland: the boundary between human creativity and the operations of artificial intelligence. With Felix A. Bachmann and Antonio Dini.
Listen to debate for Alphaville (in italian), Rete 3 radio station in Ticino, Switzerland: the boundary between human creativity and the operations of artificial intelligence. With Felix A. Bachmann and Antonio Dini.
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GC OPENINGS: season 2024 -2025
Selection of our artwork communication videos for 2024-2025 season.
Held at our base in Besso, Lugano, Switzerland GC Openings offers a space for sharing and reflecting on the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in today’s social and creative contexts. Anchored in specific relational themes, these events expand their focus through the contributions of special guests, artist exhibitions, round tables, scientists, practitioners, and public figures.
Erik Davis / interview @ Monte Verità
Erik Davis is a sharp, fast, and electrifying thinker—part scholar, part mystic, part streetwise Californian sage. For over three decades, he has traced the hidden currents between technology and transcendence, media and meaning, psychedelia and the sacred.
Invited to open the 2025 Eventi Letterari Monte Verità in Ascona, Switzerland, we spent a cool afternoon with him and proposed a short interview. Surrounded by Monte Verità's tea plantation, the serene and idyllic setting set the tone for a unique exchange with the master. Enjoy.
05 Body Prompting Unpredictability
On Saturday, April 5, the Cerchio 91 space in Lugano-Besso hosted an event organized by the Centro Generativo, titled The Body Calls for Unpredictability. Artists, writers, dancers, producers, directors, and image researchers—both still and moving—gathered to engage with the elusive, and for some infamous, AI.
The meeting revolved around thematic keywords: unpredictability, fall, and exchange—stimuli that flowed from human to machine and back again. "Prompting" was the starting concept—how to establish a relationship with artificial intelligence through instructions, exploring the process and models to see what happens, whether in text, visuals, or sound. P
Il Lupo di Curio
In the ancient Swiss village of Curio, a fearsome black wolf transforms from a terrorizing predator to a revered symbol of redemption and unity when a single act of courage blurs the lines between man and nature, fear and compassion.
ai driven visuals
Storytelling and Digital Content
The following showreel unveils the potential of generative AI in video production, including the intricate creation of human expressions. Blending art and cutting-edge technology, this reel demonstrates our ability to generate dynamic, AI-driven visuals, from breathtaking landscapes to emotionally resonant, lifelike facial expressions. We push the boundaries of storytelling and digital content, where AI brings characters and environments to life in unprecedented ways.
AI WEEK / Performance Partecipativa
Kevin Merz, Artur Schmidt, Felix A. Bachmann and Gionata Zanetta's live performance and creation for "la Carcavésgia" inspired by the Lugano myth of Sonvico, this legend – a figure somewhere between a witch and a malevolent being – becomes the focal point of RIFLESSI. This performance invites reflection on a local legend.film, entirely created on AI Generative technology for AI WEEK, Lugano, 02 December 2024, in collaboration with Luigi Maria Dicorato, Director of the Division of Cultural Activities City of Lugano.
AI WEEK / Seminar & Workshop
Kevin Merz, Artur Schmidt, Felix A. Bachmann present their workflow and research into the use of AI Generative technology for audiovisual creation and filmmaking. AI WEEK, Lugano, 02 December 2024.
AI WEEK / Round Table
Kevin Merz, Artur Schmidt and Felix A. Bachmann present a first work in progress for "Il Lupo di Curio" 14 min. short film, entirely created on AI Generative technology as opening night for AI WEEK, Lugano, 02 December 2024, and in the presence of Lorenzo Erroi, Head of the Department of Culture and Society Radiotelevsione Svizzera Italiana, Luigi Maria Dicorato, Director of the Division of Cultural Activities City of Lugano, and filmmaker Gionata Zanetta.
Ecco delle Leggende / teaser
"Echo of Legends" is an innovative film series merging Switzerland’s rich cultural heritage with cutting-edge AI technology. The series brings legends to life, appealing to diverse audiences through captivating storytelling and groundbreaking visuals.
RILFESSI / participative performance
Created during AI WEEK Lugano, 02 december 2024, by AI artists Artur Schmidt, Kevin Merz and Felix A. Bachmann in collaboration with musician and ai artist Gionata Zanetta, this short film is based on a local myth.
@ Generative Center
Una breve intervista informale di Matteo Fieni durante la visita al Centro Generativo nell'estate 2024, mentre si lavorava alle prime sequenze visive e video per il cortometraggio "Il Lupo di Curio" (14'), interamente realizzato utilizzando tecnologia generativa AI.
RSI Workshop
Thank you RSI for this short post-workshop clip evoking the ambience and good times spent at premises in Comano, Ticino.