LASER Talks in Lisbon: Artificial Intuition: Blending Art and Medicine in the Age of AI

In this presentation, we'll delve into the burgeoning collaborations between art and medicine in the era of artificial intelligence. We'll examine creative concepts related to art forms, art experiences, and the human body — ideas that, just a few months ago, might have seemed like the stuff of science fiction.

EVENT INFO

When: 26th February, 14:30pm WET(UTC+0), Find your timezone here

Where: Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Edifício Egas Moniz, Auditório 58 - David Ferreira

Access: In person only

Website: https://blend.imm.medicina.ulisboa.pt/en/

About BLEND project: 

In Blend, we seek to bring to the campus of the Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa – CAML (Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon – FMUL, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes – iMM and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte – Hospital de Santa Maria – CHULN) a set of initiatives that cross art , science and medicine. BLEND benefits from the collaboration with Ectopia, Experimental Art Laboratory.

About the talk:

In this presentation, we'll delve into the burgeoning collaborations between art and medicine in the era of artificial intelligence. We'll examine creative concepts related to art forms, art experiences, and the human body—ideas that, just a few months ago, might have seemed like the stuff of science fiction. Our discussion will pivot to the concept of personified data art, which has the potential to create profound, resonant connections with humans, intimately intertwining with our physical existence. But the question arises: Can artists significantly contribute to the future of medicine and healthcare? Are we on the cusp of a revolutionary era where interdisciplinary knowledge flourishes?

To engage with these inquiries, my talk will be structured around three main concepts: Data Art, AI in Medicine, and the convergence of Art and Medicine. Drawing on previous AI Data Art projects developed by my studio, including “News Feed” (2018-2023), “Keystones” (2019-2021), “Darkless” (2014-2023), and “O Ato Ciênsivel” (2023-2024), I will outline the groundwork laid by these endeavors. Accompanied by preliminary contextual research on AI's role in healthcare—spanning case studies, AI models, and ethical considerations—I aim to spark a conversation about the potential for future projects that bridge the realms of Art and Health, laying the foundation for a new frontier of interdisciplinary exploration and innovation. 

SPEAKER BIOS

Rudolfo Quintas is a Portuguese media artist creating data mapping installations, paintings, sculptures and performances using interactive, generative and artificial intelligence techniques. In a continuous dialogue between philosophy, science and technology, Quintas frequently designs algorithmic and computer based installations that involve cognitive feedback processes for the self-exploration of the audience.

Quintas took these feedback processes to a greater scale by portraying society in data paintings that speculate the relation between infodemic and mental health to discuss invisible systems of power and control in the social, political and psychological domains.

The artworks have been shown in galleries, cultural venues and art festivals, such as the Transmediale/CTM festival (Berlin), Todays Art festival (The Hague), Dox Gallery and the ENTER festival (Prague), Fundació “La Caixa ” (Barcelona), La Casa Encendida (Madrid), STEIM (Amsterdam), the “Uncharted” exhibition at Santralistanbul (Istanbul), Pixelache festival at Kiasma museum (Helsinki), NIME (Sydney) or the Royal College of Art in London. In Portugal, Quintas has recently presented his work in Sónar Festival, the Index of Art and Technology festival in Braga, Foco Gallery in Lisbon, the Convento de São Francisco cultural center in Coimbra, the Criatek festival in Aveiro, the MNAC – National Museum of Contemporary Art Chiado and Carpintarias De São Lázaro. 

SPONSORS

BLEND is a project in collaboration with Ectopia, Experimental Art Laboratory. Seeking to bring to the campus of the Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa – CAML (Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon – FMUL, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes – iMM and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte – Hospital de Santa Maria – CHULN) a set of initiatives that cross art, science and medicine. https://blend.imm.medicina.ulisboa.pt/en/

ECTOPIA is an Experimental Art Laboratory: we are a space hosting artists from different backgrounds interested in exploring the intersection of art and science. We foster the development of collaborative projects involving artists and researchers from different fields. https://ectopialab.org/

CAML: IMM / FMUL / CHULN

The event takes place at the Academic Medical Centre of Lisbon (CAML), with a biomedical research institute dedicated to fundamental, translational and clinical studies (Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, iMM), with a mission to improve human health; the Medical School from the UNiversity of Lisbon (FMUL); and the larges academic hospital in the country Hospital de Santa Maria that is part of the CHULN hospital centre - a public general hospital, highly differentiated in technology and knowledge, providing health care to a large population in Lisbon and the south of the country.

https://caml.pt/en/ 

https://imm.medicina.ulisboa.pt/pt-pt/#

https://www.medicina.ulisboa.pt 

https://www.chln.min-saude.pt/

The Leonardo/ISAST LASERs are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with the wider public. The mission of the LASERs is to encourage contribution to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for community building to over 50 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. @lasertalks