Extranalities no.15 : Ai!Ai!*Ai! – intelligence* to wear is on show at Galerie Marzee – March 30 to June 4, 2025

The Extranalities Collective chose the Ai tool as the ‘material’ to confront, research, debate, challenge and to make jewellery artifacts from. Some relished this challenge of the unknown, while others feared its implications. But like a smell in a room, it
couldn’t be ignored! Now was the time to hold their noses and/or smell the roses, as they tackled the thorny subject of Ai. With jewellery as their only method, medium and/or weapon, the nine jewellers of Extranalities, in collaboration with their invited ‘joker’, the great Ai itself, conspired to produce jewellery that exists to ask the question of whether Ai is our servant, or our ruler. Or perhaps, just a passing stranger……

*NB. This text has not been written by a Chatgpt. Or has it?
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„My Creative Struggle with ChatGPT”

“When I began using ChatGPT for my project, I was fascinated by the visual results. It was thrilling to see my prompts turned into images. But over time, I noticed a stylistic sameness in the output—no matter how I phrased things, the aesthetics felt limited and repetitive.
Instead of expanding my creativity, the AI began to feel constraining. Its predictability unsettled me and threatened to blur my artistic voice. I realized I didn’t want my work shaped by an algorithm.
Still, one idea lingered: to give physical form to my struggle. I started carving, folding, and digitizing drawings—turning resistance into a creative method.
Over a year, I developed my “hearts”: abstract symbols of confrontation, dialogue, and inner conflict. Arms, legs, and fists entwine in motion and tension.
In the end, ChatGPT didn’t inspire me—it provoked me. And in that challenge, I found new strength to follow my own path.”
— Denise Reytan