Gonzalo Reyes Araos x University of Bonn

The Poetics of Machine Learning

As part of his residency at galerie PLUTO, artist Gonzalo Reyes Araos engaged with University of Bonn researchers in an interdisciplinary dialogue during the past year. Coordinated with Transdisciplinary Research Area (TRA) Individuals, Institutions and Societies of the University of Bonn, this research-based creative exchange culminated in a public lecture and discussion called “The Poetics of Machine Learning” in June 2025. In conversation, Reyes Araos and the five University of Bonn researchers presented artworks by Reyes Araos and research on topics ranging from visual culture, globalization and technology, personality psychology, linguistics, human imagination, and more.

I remember correctly you are you and the rest is history

In tandem with the public lecture and discussion at the University of Bonn, Reyes Araos premiered an exhibition of new works at galerie PLUTO in June 2025, “I remember correctly you are you and the rest is history.” Many of the theoretical concepts in the exhibition stem from Reyes Araos’ 2024-2025 discourse with University of Bonn experts in artificial intelligence, psychology, linguistics, media studies, and art history.