AUJIKとは現代芸術家ステファン・ラーションがたちあげたアートプロジェクトの名前。 スウェーデン・ソーデルハームン生まれで、現在はAUJIKとして京都を拠点に活動している。 スウェーデン国立ウメオ美術大学美術学修士号取得。 CG画像／映像、映像、写真、インスタレーション、服飾、執筆、彫刻、 ペインティング、マルチメディア、デジタルグラフィックとその制作は多岐にわたる。 AUJIKが始動したのは2001年で、その思想はレイ ・ カーツワイルやヴァーナー・ヴィンジの "技術的特異点"や"人工知能(AI)"に触発されており、 主に人工知能(AI)がどのように感情、心理、意識、自然界と関連するかに焦点をあて映像制作している。 今回art space kimura　ASK?では映像4作品と写真、そしてマンダラ ペインティングを展示いたします。

AUJIK was initiated in 2001 by artist Stefan Larsson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden. Lives and works in Otsu, Japan.
Inspired by Ray Kurzweil and Vernor Vinges ideas about Technological Singularity and Artificial General Intelligence(AGI). Focusing on how AGI relates to emotions, psychology, consciousness and nature. Mainly produce Videos expressing this matter. The exhibition at ASK? Gallery will feature 4 Videos, Photos and Mandala Paintings. "

About AUJIK:
AUJIK is a new age group who shares Shinto's belief that everything of nature is animated, even the things that we consider the most artificial and synthetic.
Just as with other forms of animism, AUJIK worships everything that comes out of nature and regard it as spiritual beings, the main difference with AUJIK is that science and technology is considered as sacred as stones and trees.
Melvin Lavell writes in his books Esoteric Perception of Artificial Intelligence and Ghost in the machine of sticks and stones that all sort of communicative technology since the first radio waves posses something metaphysical and spiritual and when it will reach a more sophisticated form more people will discover it and then it will reach a religious status.
The Shinto priest Hideaki spoke about similar things in the 1800:th century after he had seen a Karakuri doll( a clockwork robot made of wood) and claimed that in the future we will create mechanical characters that will become so superior to our own intelligence and ability's that we will subject oneself s as they were gods.
These thoughts are the fundament for AUJIKS doctrine and then later developed in to something that reminds of theological dualism were the original nature (trees, metals, organism etc)is considered esoteric chaos and the refined nature(computers, robots, DNA-manipulation etc) is considered esoteric order.
The resistance between those has during the years decreased and will one day converge in a pyramid shaped top that will fill the world with clarity and absolute truth.By creating organic/synthetic artifacts AUJIK believe they will reach this level a lot faster than it is destined.

Grants:
Yngre Stipendiat. Galveborgs lan.
Mimmi Brunzens Stipendium.
2008. 1-Year Working Grant. National Public Art Council, Sweden.
2011. Project Grant. National Public Art Council, Sweden."

Represented:
Swedish Art Council.
Private Collections.

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AUJIK site:
http://www.q-n-q.com/aujikmovie.html