Ivona Tau
Ivona Tau
Driven by what she calls the “metaphysical act of imagination,” Tau’s practice explores the transformation of cityscapes into both utopian and dystopian realms, filtered through subjective memory and emotional interpretation. A fascination with photography began early for Tau, who grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania documenting the shifting post-Soviet world through her grandfather’s Lomo LC-A camera. This early exploration of color and texture evolved into a broader dialogue between the physical and digital worlds, which continues to shape her artistic approach today.
By training her own AI models – which she views as personal tools akin to a painter’s brush – Tau breathes life into cities long past, akin to the breath of gods in ancient creation myths. Her art captures the symbiotic relationship between human memory and AI, mirroring the interconnectedness of the Chimera’s organs, where technology becomes an extension of human perception.
Artworks
Consciousness Horizons Series: Winter Evening, Post Dawn, Sunset, Before Dusk, Supernova
2021-2022
video
06’26”
In Consciousness Horizons, Ivona Tau explores the relationship between memory, technology, and emotion. This generative AI series transforms personal photography into fluid landscapes, reflecting the fragmented and ambiguous nature of urban life as remembered and felt. Works like Winter Evening, Post Dawn, Sunset, Before Dusk, and Supernova evoke the mythological essence of the Chimera, with multiple realities woven together at the intersection of memory and machine.
Filtered through subjective memory and emotional interpretation, Tau’s hybrid process—using her own AI models as personal tools akin to a painter’s brush—breathes life into cities long past. This process investigates the tension between chaos and order, digital and organic. Inspired by artists like Man Ray, Dora Maar, and David Lynch, she creates immersive pieces that examine the evolving connection between society, nature, and technology.
＊DAFT x VolumDAO outdoor screening project