New Real artist Jake Elwes in conversation with drag artist Me, Morgan Currie and Drew Hemment. Chaired by Briana Pegado.

Bringing together artists and AI researchers, The New Real is a post-pandemic exploration of the fluid boundary between the physical and digital. By Drew Hemment.

Human-made datasets carry with them the prejudices and assumptions of their creators. Can art subvert the process? By Morgan Currie and Benedetta Catanzariti.

Artist Jake Elwes has brought together his fascination with machine learning and love of drag performance to create an interactive online artwork with a cabaret sensibility.

This curatorial statement was first published 2 August 2019 to accompany ‘Preternatural’, an exhibition of works by Jake Elwes curated by Drew Hemment presented during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.