Unhate

production | Interactive Installation

Dec. 2021—Feb. 2022

This immersive experience, conceived as the main attractor within the booth architecture by Meiré and Meiré, serves as an artistic intervention against the omnipresence of hate in digital spaces. It is a peaceful statement that raises awareness of the need for greater empathy and mutual respect. With the help of artificial intelligence, real online hate speech is transformed into aesthetic works of art, thereby stripped of its toxicity.

This immersive experience, conceived as the main attractor within the booth architecture by Meiré and Meiré, serves as an artistic intervention against the omnipresence of hate in digital spaces. It is a peaceful statement that raises awareness of the need for greater empathy and mutual respect. With the help of artificial intelligence, real online hate speech is transformed into aesthetic works of art, thereby stripped of its toxicity.

Three artistic modes were developed with the help of artificial intelligence–each opening a different aesthetic world. Users can choose between Mindful, Playful or Progressive to #UNHATE the selected comment. The resulting visuals could be published as responses to the original hate posts.

IF Award 2023 • 2 x ADC Award Silber • 2 x ADC Award Auszeichnung • Red Dot Award – Best of the Best 2023 • Red Dot Award 2023