Hugo Pétigny
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In 1970 began the construction of the city of Arcosanti in Arizona, designed by the Italian architect Paolo Soleri.
The project has the goals of combining the social interaction and accessibility of an urban environment with sound environmental principles, such as minimal resource use and access to the natural environment.
The sun is a major player in all the architecture of the city, which responds to it in these shadows and these colors and its temperature. Most buildings are oriented southward to capture the sun's light and heat – roof designs admit the maximal amount of sunlight in the winter and a minimal amount during the summer.
The photographs taken here by the AI Dall e software are inspired by the ideas of Paolo Soleri. From these, I would like to develop a project of autonomous artistic form reacting to the light of the sun, a closed place adapting to the outside temperature.
The production of these images took about 60 minutes, which represents 22 Watt/hour of electricity used by the computer.
It is for the moment too difficult to evaluate the electric consumption produced for the generation of the images.
3 May 2023
First test of a story about the future of electricity produced from images generated by artificial intelligence.
First test of a story about the future of electricity produced from images generated by artificial intelligence.
The story begins with the research for materials used in solar fields. These will allow you to build a city afterwards.
The story begins with the research for materials used in solar fields. These will allow you to build a city afterwards.
9 April 2023
Bike ride to the town of Maisoncelles in the Nord Pas de Calais region.
Bike ride to the town of Maisoncelles in the Nord Pas de Calais region.
This trip is part of the project developed and produced by the Fresnoy National Studio of Contemporary Arts.
This trip is part of the project developed and produced by the Fresnoy National Studio of Contemporary Arts.
The piece will be presented during the Panorama 25 exhibition at Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing.
The piece will be presented during the Panorama 25 exhibition at Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing.
17 March 2023
3D presentation of the piece developed at the Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Arts.
16 March 2023
Image test carried out in the wind farm of the town of Fruges. This image is part of the piece that will be presented at Le Fresnoy (Tourcoing - France) in October 2023.
22 February 2023