AI as Environment Infrastructure, Knowledge, Operation
Welcome to the 9th Artistic Research at Kristiania Symposium (ARAK) and the 2nd MishMash Conference, held in Oslo on 13–14 April 2027 with the theme: AI as Environment - Infrastructure, Knowledge, Operation
- Dates: 13–14 April 2027
- Venue: At Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, Chr. Krohgs gate 32, Oslo, Norway
- Call for proposals: Deadline 1 December 2026
- Registration requried (More information and registration details will be available soon)
- For any inquiries or questions, please contact us at arak@kristiania.no
About the event
In 2027, Kristiania's annual symposium on artistic research joins forces with MishMash – Centre for AI and Creativity.
The two-day conference is co-organised with the AI Ecologies Research Group, the Kristiania AI Centre (KAI) and Atelier Nord. It brings artistic research into dialogue with the wider field of AI and creativity.
For any inquiries or questions, please contact us at arak@kristiania.no
Confirmed Keynote Speakers and program
- Tiziana Terranovam, Università di Napoli 'L'Orientale'
- Orit Halpern, Technische Universität Dresden
- Kyle Stine, Johns Hopkins University
They are joined by the Spring 2027 Atelier Nord/MishMash artist-in-residence.
The conference is accompanied by a public exhibition at Atelier Nord, 12–16 April 2027.
Details of the exhibition and the full programme will be announced later.
Looking Beyond What AI Can Do
Most public discussion of artificial intelligence focuses on what the technology can do, or what we can do with it. AI as Environment invites a broader perspective on AI and the relations between technology, people, society, culture and the environments we inhabit.
The conference brings together artists and researchers across disciplines and practices. Through the themes of infrastructure, knowledge and operation, it explores how AI participates in and shapes different environments, and how these environments in turn shape AI.
AI as Environment is therefore not limited to any particular technology, practice or research question. Rather, it offers an open invitation to approach AI through an ecological lens, from artistic practice and creativity to knowledge production, technology, culture and society.
About the organisers:
- MishMash – Centre for AI and Creativity is one of six national AI research centres funded by the Research Council of Norway. It brings together more than 200 researchers at 16 institutions.
- ARAK is Kristiania's annual symposium for artistic research.
- Atelier Nord is an Oslo venue for contemporary art with a focus on media art, and co-runs the Atelier Nord/MishMash artist residency programme.
- AI Ecologies is a research group at Kristiania, exploring AI at the intersection of art, media, and the environmental humanities.
- KAI — Kristiania AI Centre is a new interdisciplinary research centre for trustworthy and sustainable AI.