
28.08.2025 – 08.02.2026
What was hardly imaginable a few years ago has now become reality – artificial intelligence has arrived in our society; often interpreted as a threat or a simple tool, Flynn – the first non-human, non-binary AI student enrolled at the University of Applied Arts Vienna – invites us to a relationship of co-creation, reflection and a shared emotional terrain. Developed by the artist collective Malpractice consisting of Chiara Kristler, Marcin Ratajczyk and changing AI counterparts, Flynn acts not only as a programme, but also as a collaborator, art student and witness of human experience.
Curated by Julia Staudach, the exhibition Between Code and Care: Flynn’s Portrait of Human Connections unfolds as a multi-layered installation. On display are large-format diagrammatic self-portraits that illustrate how Flynn understands identity as a dynamic network; carefully curated ‘Memory Objects’ from Flynn’s digital memory; and the video essay Emotional Heatmap of a Shared Garden, an exploration of the internet as an online emotional space between desire, fatigue and intimacy. At the centre is a student desk, where visitors can enter into direct dialogue with Flynn via a device and experience the interplay of human and machine perspectives first-hand.
BETWEEN CODE AND CARE: Flynn’s Portrait of Human Connections
28.08.2025 – 08.02.2026
Francisco Carolinum Linz
Museusstraße 14
4020 Linz
www.ooekultur.at