Gaston Welisch

Hi!

I'm a creative technologist and researcher who makes emerging technologies tangible.  

Currently, I’m using the conceptual frameworks of magic and divination to question how we interpret and interact with AI systems.

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Artificial Intelligence

The Data Poets

Line drawing of two simple figures holding a glowing green circle with a question mark.

PHD work : AI, Magic and Divination

BIRD

Botter

Blue halftone graphic of an engraved-style circular moon face.

omen.OS

Play

Cosmonomique

Stroll

Writing

Pixel art graphic of an old CRT computer monitor displaying PRESS START.

Publications

Experiences

Bright photograph of a grassy field with cars parked in front of brutalist apartment buildings.

Ateliers des communs

small-scale model; Setup against a grey board with a black central speaker and two stand-mounted objects.

L'eau froide

Experiments

Open printed booklet showing abstracted, blurry blue and dark blue ink generative patterns.

Generative publication

Blue gradient display object mounted on a matching backdrop and held by metal prongs.

Tool display stand

Objects

Hand interacting with a white wall-mounted modular organizer system.

7 Utiles

Translucent blue plastic rectangular compost bin with a lid.

Compost bins

Independent Practice

Nighttime film photograph of a figure walking down a snowy path illuminated by a streetlamp.

Photography

Comic-style illustration of an astronaut sitting inside a detailed spaceship cabin.

Illustrations

Photograph of an open printed photography booklet

Car Wash Poems

3D render of a retrofuturistic sci-fi weapon.

Game assets Design