Call for Participation:

Authenticity Unmasked: Unveiling AI-Driven Realities Through Art
Exhibition during Edinburgh Summer Festivals
August 7-17, 2025
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ind2506&L=ART-TECHNOLOGY&O=D&P=4128
https://crea-tec.weebly.com/authenticity_unmasked.html

You are warmly invited to the opening event of the upcoming exhibition Authenticity Unmasked: Unveiling AI-Driven Realities Through Art, which will take place at the University of Edinburgh from 7–17 August 2025.

In an age of AI-generated content, questions surrounding truth, memory, and authorship have become increasingly urgent. This exhibition, curated by Theodore Koterwas, brings together new works by artists Georgia Gardner, Kinnari Saraiya, and dmstfctn, offering a critical exploration of how emerging technologies are reshaping perceptions of authenticity. Through these works, visitors will be invited to reflect on questions such as: When does authenticity in digital content matter? What informs our perception of what is real or fabricated? And how is trust established in human versus machine-made creations?

OPENING EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Fri 8 August 2025
Time: 18:00-20:30
Free/Ticketed
G.07 at Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
[Fringe Venue 422]

Tickets for the opening event and the preceding artist panel can be reserved via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bridging-responsible-ai-divides-braid-artist-panel-exhibition-opening-tickets-1383846234339

The exhibition is part of CREA-TEC (Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives), a research initiative led by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Adobe, supported by the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme with funds received from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

EXHIBITION DETAILS

Artists: Georgia Gardner, Kinnari Saraiya, dmstfctn
Dates: Mon-Sun, 7-17 Aug, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 17:00 | Free/Drop-In
Location: G.07 at University of Edinburgh Informatics Forum

The exhibition is part of the official programmes of the Edinburgh Art Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Further information is available via the project website:
https://crea-tec.weebly.com/authenticity_unmasked.html

We would be delighted if you were able to attend and join us in reflecting on the impact of AI on perceptions of truth and authenticity.

With best regards,

Caterina and the CREA-TEC team

Caterina Moruzzi (she/her)
Chancellor’s Fellow in Design Informatics
BRAID Research Fellow
Edinburgh College of Art
University of Edinburgh
cmoruzzi@ED.AC.UK