Memo Akten's 'Abiogenesis' uses neural nets to create life-like forms from microscopy imagery
memoakten · x · 2026-10-10
Artist Memo Akten's 'Deep Meditations: Abiogenesis' (2020) is on show at Kate Vass Galerie's EMERGENCE exhibition.
The piece uses neural networks trained on thousands of microscopic images to generate forms that appear to swell, divide and grow—yet are not alive—prompting viewers to question what exactly we recognize as life.
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