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So great to see joe.p.mit on his way to his performance tonight @dannypillis @mitmedialab @mitfuturefest

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What does queer-centered technology look like? 🏳️‍🌈 ACM honored our research for Pride Month — and we couldn’t be more proud.

“AI Comes Out of the Closet: Using AI-Generated Virtual Characters to Help Individuals Practice LGBTQIA+ Advocacy” explores how AI simulations can help people build empathy and practice advocacy in a safe, supportive space.
By Daniel Pillis, Pat Pataranutaporn, Pattie Maes, and Misha Sra — link in comments 🔗
Happy Pride! 🌈

#PrideMonth #LGBTQIA #MITMediaLab #AdvancingHumansWithAI #AIForGood

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[Vernissage i Stora Galleriet]

”Three Body”
Conflux (Harvard) @confluxcollective
Curatorer: Ashik Zaman & Daniel Pillis

Conflux:

Team:
Project & Concept Lead
Sofia Chen

Design
Anya Zhang, Design/Technical lead
Erica Xin, Design lead
Ida Chen
Frieda Fan
Yaluo Wang
Yuhan Wang

Software
Jingfei Huang, Website lead
Leena Iwamoto, Community lead
John Vizhco Leon, Machine Learning lead
Steven Su, Integration + Physics lead
Pedro Garcia

Projections
Kiana Pan, Projections lead
Ida Chen
Ricardo Fernandes Garcia

Hardware
Aiman Anuar
Hannah Nguyen

Music
Ida Chen
Sophia Lerebours

Contributors
Clara Kim
Abby Lockhart-Calpito
Larom Segev

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[Välkomna på vernissage imorgon!]

”Trekropparsproblemet”

Öppet: ons-lörd kl. 12-16
Vernissage: torsdag 20 mars kl. 16-19

Utställare: konst- och designkollektivet @confluxcollective (Harvard)

Curatorer: Ashik Zaman & Dan Pillis

-Processbilder ses ovan-

Under årets första utställningsomgång skedde en överlappning mellan gallerierna i huset. I nästa vända riktas kompassen vidare mot textila upplevelser och förnimmelser i både Stora Galleriet och Övre Galleriet.

Det textila framkommer i utställningen i Stora Galleriet som är ett samarbete med konstplattformen Conflux vid det världsberömda och ledande universitet Harvard i Boston. I galleriet visas en rumslig kinetisk och textil installation som tar inspiration från det i vetenskapen olösta fenomenet som kallas ”Trekropparsproblemet”. I själva verket är det praktiskt sett en teknologiskt präglad utställning i konstfältet ”New Media” men egentligen inte en vetenskaplig utställning om vetenskapen som sådan utan en där vetenskapen snarare har blickats på i den mån den speglar ett abstrakt vardagsfenomen.

I detta fall hur den sociala interaktionen och relationen mellan två kroppar och individer alltid påverkas av andra kroppar som inte alltid direkt är närvarande i rummet eller omedelbart kommer att tänkas på eller räknas med i stunden. Utställningen är ett jätteprojekt som inbegripit många studerande på universitet och något bortom det vanliga vi annars frambringat i våra utställningsprogram. I grunden är det också en utställning som är avsedd att vara inspirerande och påvisa vad som är möjligt att göra ihop då konstnärlig ambition finns.

Välkomna imorgon!

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[Händer under installation i Stora Galleriet]

”The Three Body Problem”
Conflux (Harvard)
Curators: Ashik Zaman & Dan Pillis

Pågående arbete med @anya_zhangg, Sofia Chen and Hua Fan från @confluxcollective som har rest hit från Boston.

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At the end of last year, Urban Mining & Regenerative E-Waste Ecosystems was featured in Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab (DSL)’s 2024 “Immersive Things” list!

I’m grateful to join a list of international projects and designers that I admire, which redefine narrative and inspire deep reflection on how emerging technologies are transforming the way we engage with the world.

This year’s selections highlight how creators are leveraging emerging technologies — such as artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and generative systems — to craft experiences that challenge traditional narratives and redefine audience engagement. The featured projects explore a wide spectrum of themes, from the impact of machine consciousness and AI-driven disinformation to immersive explorations of cultural identity and environmental urgency. Check out the link in bio to see the full list!

Thank you to Columbia DSL and Lance Weiler for selecting this project that took a lot of heart and care for the communities that this work is dedicated to. I have immense gratitude to my advisor Kent Larson, my readers Gediminas Urbonas and Dr. Danielle Wood, my @mitcityscience family, incredible collaborators, friends, and loved ones that have supported me throughout the duration of this work.

From the initial concept storyboarding, directing in Accra, community data collection and mapping, immersive film/sound editing and programming, exhibition design, and in-house fabrication 💪🏾 ——— It’s been a journey that has fully shaped my perspectives and embody new forms of practice. 🙏🏾🤍

This project was supported by the Council for the Arts at MIT @artsatmit

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[På besök från Boston, Massachusetts]

Utställningen ”The Three Body Problem” öppnar på torsdag i Stora Galleriet och cureras av konsntärlig ledare Ashik Zaman och Daniel Pillis. Utställningen är ett samarbete med den interdisciplinära konstplattformen Conflux av studerande vid universitet Harvard. @confluxcollective

Daniel Pillis är just nu i Stockholm på besök under installationsprocessen och det är mycket glädjande att ha honom här! Daniel har även tidigare varit mentor för flera inom Confluxgruppen under sin tid som forskare vid MIT Media Lab (Cambridge, Massachusetts).

Daniel har arbetat i konstvärlden, med gallerierna Elizabeth Dee, David Zwirner och Muray Guy. Som skapande konstnär har han ställt ut på Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), Mint Museum (Charlotte), Leslie Lohman Museum of Queer Art (NYC), och Musuem of Contemporary Art (Cleveland).

För närvarande leder han det som heter Human Interaction Simulation Lab vid Emerson College i Boston, där man undersöker gränsen mellan AI och storskaliga fysiska/virtuella miljöer.

@dannypillis

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Day 4: at the @mitrealityhack After Party , DJ Manny FlyiSo turned up with everyone & rocked out the whole night @haseh16 for inviting me to be apart this major event in the XR / VR community... BiG ShoutOut to @kr1st0fur for the AirBnb to helping behind scenes with almost everything... Y'all be on the L👀kOut for his new projects... & I got to meet & hangout with some of our @metahorizon family... & networking with everyone at MIT Reality Hack.... "From the MetaVerse 2 Reality" " Stop thinking local, & Start thinking global." #djmannyflyiso #royaltyradiomedia #mitrealityhack2025 #meta #metahorizon

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Day 4: of the @mitrealityhack , DJ Manny FlyiSo had the privilege to be apart of ARtiFact Pitch Deck Video & Promo Commercial, & I even got to test it & all I am going to say... is Be on the L👀kOut for us working with ARtiFact & the creator @chiao1996s & his Amazing Team... Also, I hung out with some @metahorizon family... and got Ready for the BIGGEST MIT Reality Hack Closing Out After Party!!! Big ShoutOut to my bro @haseh16 for inviting me to be apart this major event in the XR / VR community... & I got to meet & hangout with some of our @metahorizon family... & networking with everyone at MIT Reality Hack.... "From the MetaVerse 2 Reality" " Stop thinking local, & Start thinking global." #djmannyflyiso #royaltyradiomedia #mitrealityhack2025 #meta #metahorizon

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Royalty Radio's Own Dj Manny FlyiSo had the privilege to be apart of the @mitrealityhack "Rising Star's Demo Party" & We did something special for MIT Reality Hackathon ... Royalty Radio's 1st MIT Reality Hack Meta Concert... LIVE from @metahorizon & Streaming on a Projector ( S/o to @dannypillis) so everyone at MIT Reality Hack "Rising Stars can watch the concert, & with the Demos we let ppl jump in the quest 2 & 3 to experience the concert LIVE... Big ShoutOut to @writerspen_vr , @2cxd_vr , @eclasslady22vr , @talknicetokia_vr , @bluedakey , @let.monge , @chiraqpicasso & @daundaboss_vr for LIVE STREAMING... "From the MetaVerse 2 Reality" "Stop thinking local, & Start thinking global." #mitrealityhack2025 #djmannyflyiso #royaltyradiomedia

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Cheers 2024!

Your year came with milestones, impact, loss, and meaning. I’m grateful for the experiences and the people to have shared it with along the way!

Wishing you all a prosperous 2025!

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My thesis exhibition “Urban Mining & Regenerative E-Waste Ecosystems” is currently on view at the MIT Media Lab gallery.

As we navigate the digital age and witness the rapid obsolescence of electronics, a new frontier emerges: urban mining. E-waste, often overlooked, holds immense value—where a kilogram of circuit boards from our discarded electronics contains ten times more precious metals than a kilogram of traditional ore.

Supported by a grant from the Council for the Arts at MIT, the exhibition delves into the stories of Old Fadama in Accra, Ghana, home to one of the world’s largest e-waste destinations and a population of over 100,000 residents. In this context, informal workers have generated complex ecosystems that tap into the potential of urban mining and its circular economy. Through immersive film, integrated qualitative and quantitive data visualizations, interviews, and audio-reactive mediums projection-mapped onto repurposed electronics, the exhibition explores the geo-, socio-, and bio-political impacts of global e-waste disposal. Link in bio for more details about the project.

Advisor: Kent Larson

Contributors: Nana Yaw Asiedu Appenteng / Asiedu Studios, Yiou Wang, Daniel Pillis, Markus ElKatsha, Luis Alonso, Gabriela Bila Advincula, Thomas Sanchez Lengeling, Olivia Tang, and Catherine Wang

Project funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT

Exhibition Video Documentation: Copyright Jimmy Day / MIT Media Lab 2024

@mitcityscience @mitmedialab @mit #artsastmit #mitcityscience #mitmedialab #urbanmining #ewaste #exhibition #immersive #immersiveexhibition #immersiveart #crt #crtart #accra #ghana #digitalstorytelling

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