Artist and filmmaker Brit Bunkley discusses the pragmatics and politics of making art with AI. Join us for a discussion in the Gallery, with insights into the making of his latest work Archive, commissioned for Messengers.
Brit Bunkley is a New Zealand-based artist and videographer whose practice spans sculpture, installation, and digital media. A recipient of the US National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, two NY state grants, and the Rome Prize Fellowship, his work explores the intersection of physical and virtual spaces, often blending surreal imagery with themes of history, politics, and environmental concerns. He has exhibited at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa and internationally at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, FILE São Paulo (including 2025), and the Athens Digital Arts Festival. Recent exhibitions include Visions in the Nunnery, London (2022), Cybersculpture 2024 at Collège des Bernardins, Paris, and The Torrance Art Museum, LA (2025). In 2024, he won Best Art | Experimental Video/Film at the New York City Independent Film Festival. His work continues to evolve, embracing new technologies and alternative methodologies to challenge perceptions of reality and imagination.
