Refik Anadol translates radar data from the currents of his native Bosphorus into a continuously flowing AI-generated image, quietly embedded in the entrance flow of JUT Land Life. In the instant before you step in with your shopping bags, a strait thousands of miles away catches the corner of your eye—art that asks for no special visit, hiding instead in the route you were already walking.
Artwork Description|
Refik Anadol is a Turkish-born, world-famous new media artist known for creating amazing digital art and public installations using data and technology. In this "post-data era," Anadol explores how data can be creatively reinterpreted through art.
For this piece, Anadol used data tracking the changing ocean currents of the Bosphorus Strait—his hometown. By using AI technology, he transformed these numbers and statistics into a mesmerizing, flowing video, beautifully bringing technology and art together.