“Artificial intelligence can create art. Is that true? Some see ”artworks at the touch of a button“ as the end of creativity. Others regard AI as an enrichment—such as media artist Erika Kassnel-Henneberg from Diedorf …”
Video available in the ARD media library until January 14, 2028
Kultur: Wenn KI zur Künstlerin wird, TV report on Abendschau – Der Süden, broadcast on BR television on January 14, 2026
Article by Andreas Wolkenstein, released 13-11-25 in Onlinemagazin KulturVision e.V.
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Full article herer: a3kultur 04/2024
“Erika Kassnel-Henneberg is one of the first AI artists. a3kultur author Martina Vodermayer spoke with the subtly provocative art pioneer about the potential, risks, and dispensability of digital tools that demand control.“
“…Politicians delegate responsibility to corporations with barely regulated monopolies on knowledge and power. In the battle for attention, clear rules and consensus are needed—when keeping up with the times, it is important to maintain control…”
“… Thanks to her presentation ‘Uncanny Valley’ (…), partly controversial installations such as ‘Deep Paradise’, and her regular presence at the Great Swabian Art Exhibition, Kassnel-Henneberg enjoys respect in Augsburg’s art scene. Nevertheless, she sees room for improvement when it comes to innovative positions….“
Rocketeer MAGAZIN 2/23, published at the end of 2023
“The technically feasible and its creative realization have always fascinated artists and audiences alike. The options created by AI catapult these possibilities to new levels.” (a3kultur)
When: Saturday, 20.01.2024, 6 to 7.30 pm.
Where: in the rooms of the BBK, Glaspalast, Am Glaspalast 1, 86153 Augsburg.
Invited guests: Tina Lorenz (digital theater pioneer, head of the Hertz Lab ZKM Karlsruhe), Alessandra Zarcone (professor of language technologies and cognitive assistance, TH Augsburg), Gerald Bauer (artist), Martina Vordermayer (designer, a3kultur author), Erika Kassnel-Henneberg (artist), Horst Thieme (literature, smart city expert).
Moderation: Jürgen Kannler (a3kultur).
Organizer: a3kultur in cooperation with BBK and Ständige Konferenz e.V.
https://a3kultur.de/termine/glaspalast/ki-und-kunst/2023-12-18
Radio report Catholic Sunday newspaper, by Eva Fischer
“Erika Kassnel-Henneberg, born in 1973, trained as a gilder, designer, media artist, and winner of the Augsburg district art prize in 2022, often uses artificial intelligence in her work, sometimes creating eerie, sometimes quite disturbing results. (…)
(…) Depending on how strictly one interprets the Bible, some people may well take issue with who is associated with the Holy Family (which we will encounter more often in its classic iconography during Advent at the latest) and in what role. Erika Kassnel-Henneberg has used the AI mentioned above to create various identities, all of which revolve around the central element, a golden apple (remember: gilder!).” Paradies mit Fragezeichen” in: A3Kultur by Manuel Schedl
“(…) Erika Kassnel-Henneberg (…) raises a number of deliberately open questions on the basis of seven videos and several Polaroid photos. If one faces these questions, thoughtfulness, even unease fills the rooms.(…)” Rüdiger Heinze, Künstliche Intelligenz: Unbehagen im Höhmannhaus, Augsburger Allgemeine vom 16.02.2023
“(…)Can and may we bring people back to life through old photographs? Can we enjoy portraits of people who never existed? And do we still need people at all to perform human acts?
Erika Kassnel-Henneberg’s works do not provide answers, but they ask the right questions. (…)” Manuel Schedl, Nicht-Existenzen, A3 Kultur vom 13.02.2023
