Artist Merzmensch on AI Collaboration: Memory as Core Material

Merzmensch · x · 2026-08-14

Merzmensch developed #MERZpoet during an objkt Labs residency, a self-contained creative system trained exclusively on his personal photos, writings, and audiovisual works. He discusses his encounters with the historical avant-garde, his journey into AI art and NFTs, and why memory, rather than image generation, has become the central material of his practice. He sees AI not as a replacement for artistic authorship but as a collaborator in remembering, misunderstanding, and reinterpreting.

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