EXPLORING
CO-CREATION
WITH GEN AI

In collaboration with the local team and based on our in-house research, we realised this interactive, co-creative AI exhibit at the Center of Science Activities (Universalmuseum Joanneum) in Graz. Young visitors sketch their ideas on mobility across a range of future scenarios using pencils. Working with generative AI models, their sketches are transformed into texts and photorealistic 3D renderings, which can be explored and analysed within the interactive exhibit.

EXPLORING
CO-CREATION
WITH GEN AI

In collaboration with the local team and based on our in-house research, we realised this interactive, co-creative AI exhibit at the Center of Science Activities (Universalmuseum Joanneum) in Graz. Young visitors sketch their ideas on mobility across a range of future scenarios using pencils. Working with generative AI models, their sketches are transformed into texts and photorealistic 3D renderings, which can be explored and analysed within the interactive exhibit.

A SKETCH
BECOMES
A STORY,
UNFOLDING
AS A VISION

Unlike conventional AI interactions that rely on text prompts to produce content, our approach centres on co-creation. Visitors sketch scenes for different mobility futures. Multimodal AI models first interpret each drawing as a text description and then render it as a photorealistic image. These AI-generated images appear in a local, interactive gallery that inspires subsequent visitors and supports analysis of the associated metadata. Visitors can experiment with generative AI and directly experience both the possibilities and the limitations of AI-assisted creation.

PROVIDING
INDEPENDENCE
TO OPERATORS

The technical implementation relies entirely on freely available software. All data is stored in a local database to support long-term use and analysis. Our goal is to show that institutions can independently operate dedicated, small-scale AI installations on consumer-available hardware. The exhibit runs fully offline and no software subscription is required. AI models can be modified and exchanged, allowing for updates and reuse.

CREDITS

IDEA & CONCEPT
Studio MO:YA
[Werner Huber, Roland Mariacher]

DESIGN, GEN AI / UI DEVELOPMENT
Roland Mariacher

EXHIBITION DIDACTICS
Nikola Kroath, Timna Pachner

SPATIAL DESIGN, CAD
Sonya Grundner

CURATION, MANAGEMENT
Gerlinde Andraschek, Claudia Scheibelhofer

SUPPORTED BY
Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts & Culture
Call "KI in der Kunst und Kultur"