An Art-Science Synergy & Critical Discourse

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Performative Science: An Art-Science Synergy & Critical Discourse Hans H. Diebner Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry

[email protected] ¨ Dresden, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitat Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, Dresden, Germany

Performative Science . . .

Endo Chaos (Interactive audio-visual simulation, 2009) by Hans H. Diebner ¨ The Rossler attractor palpated from within like on a rollercoaster ride is a remi¨ niscence to Rossler’s endophysics and reveals deep dynamical motifs. Letting the attractor hover over the antarctica narratively reflects climatic dynamics.

Die Wissenschaft denkt nicht (Science does not think) (M. Heidegger 1952)

. . . once started with a claim to be a science that thinks . . . Liquid Perceptron (Reactive Installation, 2000) by Hans H. Diebner and Sven Sahle Coupling of the model with the modelled system: e.g., performative encounter of real with simulated brains evokes synchronisation between users’ motions and spatio-temporal patterns.

Das Ende der Philosophie ist erreicht, wenn sie in den Wissenschaften aufgeht (The end of philosophy is reached when merged into the sciences) (MH 1962)

. . . traversed through the valley of self-deconstruction . . .

AI Arena (An interactive artificial life simulation, 2004) by Hans H. Diebner, Rudi Hinterwaldner, Florian Grond Spectators create agents and endow them with strategies to ensure survival in a competing environment. Even more than the investigation of what happens in the simulation, the analysis of the visitors’ behaviour gives insight in strategical thinking in complex environments.

Es bedarf keiner Prophetie, um zu erkennen, daß die sich einrichtenden Wissenschaften alsbald von der neuen Grundwissenschaft bestimmt und gesteuert werden, die Kybernetik heißt. [. . . ] (No prophecy is necessary to recognize that the sciences now establishing themselves will soon be determined and regulated by the new fundamental science that is called cybernetics. [. . . ]) (MH 1962)

EyeVisionBot (Gaze-tracking AI installation for image retrieval, 2003-2004) by Hans H. Diebner, Sebastian Fischer, Lasse Scherffig Experimental interface to capture and analyse preconscious perception. Goal: Retrieve images from the desired category or even a specific image based purely on gaze behaviour. Jeopardy: “Midas Touch Problem”, i.e., prejudice confirming machinery.

[. . . ] Die Kunste werden zu gesteuert-steuernden Instrumenten der Information. ¨ ([. . . ] The arts become regulated-regulating instruments of information) (MH 1962)

. . . and ended up as guardian of the arts promoting the leap

Es gibt hier keine Brucke, sondern nur den Sprung ¨ (There is no bridge, only the leap) (MH 1952)

References: HH Diebner (Ed.): Performative Science – Reconciliation of Science and Humanities or the End of Philosophy? Studia UBB. Philosophia LVII, dossier, 1/2012. M Heidegger: Gesamtausgabe. Klostermann, 1975-dato.