Introduction
The 2022 festival credits Avind as an AI curator alongside a human artistic director and exhibition coordinator, extending the question of algorithmic authority to exhibition-making.
Why this entry remains in the timeline
Editorial interpretation: the node concerns curatorial attribution and institutional authority, not proof that every exhibited work was AI-generated. Naming an AI curator frames how audiences understand selection and responsibility, while human coordination and technical labour remain part of that history. It invites comparison with museum exhibitions that organise computational-art histories: the question of who selects becomes part of the exhibition’s subject.
Archive editorial judgment based on the cited sources; this does not establish global priority.
RESEARCH ACCOUNT
Istanbul Digital Art Festival: Avind and curatorial authority
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-11-13
Work, institution and date
The organiser lists 3–12 June 2022 and frames the festival at Fişekhane in Istanbul around video, sound, installation, photography and performance. It credits Avind as curator, Bager Akbay as artistic director and Esra Özkan as exhibition coordinator; the venue describes co-curation. The organiser and catalogue list thirteen artist or group entries, compared with twelve on the venue page. The catalogue introduction asks what criteria an AI curator might use, rather than publishing a reproducible selection procedure.
Section sources: IDSF’22 — Is Human Creativity the Only Sustainable Energy Source in the World?! · The 2 nd Istanbul Digital Art Festival Takes Place at Fişekhane! · English catalogue · Turkish catalogue
Historical significance and questions
Editorial interpretation: the node concerns curatorial attribution and institutional authority, not proof that every exhibited work was AI-generated. Naming an AI curator frames how audiences understand selection and responsibility, while human coordination and technical labour remain part of that history. It invites comparison with museum exhibitions that organise computational-art histories: the question of who selects becomes part of the exhibition’s subject.
Section sources: IDSF’22 — Is Human Creativity the Only Sustainable Energy Source in the World?! · The 2 nd Istanbul Digital Art Festival Takes Place at Fişekhane! · English catalogue · Turkish catalogue
Sources for this account
Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account.
Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account.
Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account.
Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account.
Organiser and venue texts and the recorded catalogue selections were read; not every catalogue page was visually inspected. Code, prompts, human intervention, operation and permissions remain unverified. Participant publicity does not independently establish autonomous curation, delivery of every listed work or a first. The account and translation are AI-assisted, pending independent human review. Section references identify evidence without claiming independent verification of every historical statement.
Continue with a comparative question
Compare media choices, institutional roles and participation across related practices.
Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 3–12 June 2022 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2022-06-03–2022-06-12
Organiser-listed exhibition dates, not page publication or independent verification of the AI system’s operation.
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Original sources & further reading
These links lead to the cited paper, article, institution or conference page. External texts retain their source languages.
Is Human Creativity the Only Sustainable Energy Source in the World?!
https://digitalartfestistanbul.org/en/idaf22
Current cited URL
The 2nd Istanbul Digital Art Festival Takes Place at Fişekhane!
https://www.fisekhane.com/en/blog/the-2nd-istanbul-digital-art-festival-takes-place-at-fisekhane.html
URL cited in a research master or supplement; it may have moved or expired
IDAF’22 Katalog_EN
https://digitalartfestistanbul.org/source/images/PDF/idaf22_en.pdf
URL cited in a research master or supplement; it may have moved or expired
IDAF’22 Katalog_TR
https://digitalartfestistanbul.org/source/images/PDF/idaf22_tr.pdf
URL cited in a research master or supplement; it may have moved or expired
Organiser and venue texts and the recorded catalogue selections were read; not every catalogue page was visually inspected. Code, prompts, human intervention, operation and permissions remain unverified. Participant publicity does not independently establish autonomous curation, delivery of every listed work or a first.
Provenance, translation & verification
Timeline entry #150 · Artistic practice and display
Research materials & supplement references · 4
Historical accessions, 13 November 2026 · Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account. · 002
Date as recorded: 2022-06-03–2022-06-12
IDSF’22 — Is Human Creativity the Only Sustainable Energy Source in the World?! ↗
IDSF’22 — Is Human Creativity the Only Sustainable Energy Source in the World?!
Historical accessions, 13 November 2026 · Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account. · src-1743
Date as recorded: 2022-06-03–2022-06-12
The 2 nd Istanbul Digital Art Festival Takes Place at Fişekhane! ↗
The 2nd Istanbul Digital Art Festival Takes Place at Fişekhane!
Historical accessions, 13 November 2026 · Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account. · src-1744
Date as recorded: 2022-06-03–2022-06-12
English catalogue ↗
IDAF’22 Katalog_EN
Historical accessions, 13 November 2026 · Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account. · src-1745
Date as recorded: 2022-06-03–2022-06-12
Turkish catalogue ↗
IDAF’22 Katalog_TR
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Cite this node
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. Istanbul Digital Art Festival: Avind and curatorial authority. Art-history node #150. https://salondesrefuses.cn/en/art-history/382
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