Discover a selection of past and new work by Near Now Fellow Joe McAlister in Broadway's Gallery and Cafébar spaces.

Including:

• Interactive installations exploring the spread of misinformation and the data you choose to put online.
• Generative artwork made by bots.
• An expressive engine that uses machine learning to create poetry about images taken from open webcam streams around the world.
• AI experiments and playful prototypes.

• Thursday 6 September – Preview, from 6:00PM.
• Friday 7 – Saturday 15 September

Gallery: Monday - Saturday 1:00PM - 8:00PM. Closed on Sunday 9 Sept.

Cafébar: Monday - Sunday, throughout the day until close.

Thursday 13 September, 6:00PM - 7:30PM

An in-depth look at the tools and techniques used to create jo-jo, an interactive sculpture that explores the spread of misinformation online.

"jo-jo" is a computational child who learned to speak based on how we converse online. Talk to him and ask him anything. Be careful though, as he is very easily influenced, anything "jo-jo" doesn't understand he will research and learn about from any resources he can find online. In past performances, he has learned about everything from guns to communism. What will you teach him?

Learn about Joe's practice, his aims for the Near Now Fellowship, and the cutting-edge technology that can be used to make art with impact.

Cost: Free

Please reserve a space to guarantee entry.

Joe McAlister is a computational artist and privacy advocate creating adaptive experiences that seamlessly blend technology with fine art. His work often focuses on themes encompassing metadata, user interaction, data security, and psychology. Joe approaches these subjects using programming, machine learning, sculpture, projection and performance.

Find out more about Joe's Near Now Fellowship.

Banner image: Webcam Poetry (2018) by Jo McAlister.