Roger Barton
Photo: Hugues Devimeux

My works start from materials and techniques. I look for new processes that haven't been used this way before and follow each one to find out what expression it makes possible. Much of my practice lies in the balance between control and chaos, in recognizing the moment to let go of an intention and follow what the material proposes instead. I keep coming back to mixing the clean and chaotic aesthetic. It shows the chaos was optionial, but intentional.I like let the process intrigue me and then make me reflect on my thoughts, often philosophical ones.

Currently, I study a master's in Fine Arts with major Art:ificial Studies at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), a new major that focuses on the cultural impacts of today's advancing technologies. I only recently entered the art world, in fact, coming from an engineering field I studied at ETH Zurich. This reorientation is my way of saying it's more important to discuss and come to terms with AI, than to accelerate its development.

Contact info [at] rogerbartonart [dot] ch