Adam Cole

Biography

Adam Cole is an American media artist working with film, installation, and AI technology to subvert the norms of traditional cinema. He is based in London, where he graduated with a master’s degree from the Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts London. His work examines the complexity of intimacy and identity in the digital age, creating immersive and interactive experiences that explore desire in the shadow of artificial representation.

Adam is a recipient of the AHRC Techné Studentship and is currently pursuing a PhD in experimental AI video art at the Creative Computing Institute. His research focuses on the potential of queer-expanded cinema to challenge and transcend heteronormative bias in AI video systems. His practice-based study will explore what techniques can disrupt the heteronormative fantasies embedded in AI video systems to generate more diverse, poetic, and sensual alternatives.

Adam's research has been published in academic journals including ACM TEI and SIGGRAPH. His video art has been exhibited internationally at galleries, film festivals, and academic conferences including the SXSW Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest Alternate Realities, Sonar+D Barcelona, and SIGGRAPH Arts. His most recent installation, Kiss/Crash, has been recognized by the Lumen Prize, the Aesthetica Art Prize, the Asia Digital Art Award, and won the XR Audience Award at SXSW 2024.