Futuring (CHI)Art: Building a Collective Common Future

Paper in proceeding, 2023

Human-Computer Interaction and the Arts have a relatively recent history, but computers have opened the world to new forms of expression and wide audiences. The way in which we think of art has changed, from webcomics and digital painting to AI-generated imagery and NFTs. However, these changes have also caused tension, and a disparity between what art is, and how it reconciles with research. This workshop aims to bring together artists and researchers to explore the current worldview of HCI and Art and speculate as to its possible, plausible, and probable futures, via discussion, collaboration, and the formation of new expressive artworks, objects, and performances. Through this process, we will also create a roadmap for a common future and imagine new ways of sharing this dual practice with the SIGCHI community and beyond.