Ballarat International Foto Biennale invited artists from around the world to move into the future with Australia’s inaugural AI Prize, Prompted Peculiar.
After receiving a gratifying number of entries, the jury shortlist of twenty works was exhibited in 2023 at BAaD Gallery & Events, 737 Sturt Street Ballarat.
BIFB received over 100 submissions to the Prompted Peculiar – International AI Prize 2023, with entrants from around Australia and countries including Sweden, Czechia, Israel and Germany.
Annika Nordenskiöld from Sweden was selected as the judges prize winner for her work Twin Sisters in Love, 2023.
The judges highly commended two entries, Breeanna Hill Digital Reverie: Nature’s Paradox 02, 2023 and Carolyn McKay, Ghost Motel 01, 2023.
Almost 1,000 votes were received in the People’s Choice Prize. Voting closed midday Saturday 7 October. Over 100 votes were cast for the winning work Robot Intermarriage by Melbourne artist Hanna Silver.
