Gaston Welisch

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I'm an artist, designer and researcher who makes emerging technologies tangible for reflection.  

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

Artificial Intelligence

The Data Poets: hand holding a grey, 3D-printed device with a neon yellow circular camera panel outdoors.

The Data Poets (2019–)

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

PHD work : AI, Magic and Divination (2023–)

BIRD station: a CRT monitor showing a toucan on a plywood board, with a hand interacting with a knob

BIRD (2024–)

Installation of BOTTER: People surrounding a computer installation

Botter (2023, 2025)

SPELLMARKET (2026–WIP)

House of IFs (2026)

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

omen.OS (2023)

Play

Cosmonomique: Hand interacting with small colorful robot figures on a dark circular tabletop game mat.

Stroll: Hand pulling a printed receipt from a custom red and blue thermal printer device.

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.

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.

Translucent blue plastic rectangular compost bin with a lid.

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.

Photograph of an open printed photography booklet

Car Wash Poems

3D render of a retrofuturistic sci-fi weapon.

Game assets Design

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