To enhance your experience of the exhibition Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, the art studio ENESS wants to give you the opportunity to interact with some of the sculptures. In three of the sculptures, audio and/or video recording is therefore taking place.

From 26 March to 1 November 2026, Kalmar Castle will be showing the seasonal exhibition Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, which is created by the art and technology studio ENESS from Australia. The exhibition has interactive elements where you are invited to be a co-creator of the artwork.

Audio and video recording

(Exhibition map)

Audio and/or video recording takes place in the locations in the exhibition indicated above.

The Dawn of a New Age

The installation contains a camera. Image analysis is performed locally on a computer in the installation, so that general visual attributes of the visitor are converted into non-identifiable text descriptions. The general text descriptions are sent to Open AI to generate a short poem that is played through built-in speakers. No images, videos or recordings are saved. All processing is temporary.

Modern Guru

When a visitor photographs the installation Modern Guru, a message is created in paper form and delivered from the mouth of the installation. In order for the installation to be able to see that there is a visitor standing in front of it, the installation contains a camera. The camera has a closed circuit that is connected to a local computer. No images are saved or transmitted externally.

The Uncanny Valley

At the end of the landscape The Uncanny Valley there is a talking stone, which the visitor has the opportunity to interact with. The visitor lifts a telephone receiver to start the conversation. A microphone records the sound live and it is temporarily transmitted to the OpenAI API, only to generate answers in real time. No audio recording is stored.

Ai statement from the exhibition’s creator ENESS

This installation uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate live interactive responses.

When you choose to engage with the artwork, your voice and/or image may be captured and processed in real time for the sole purpose of enabling the interactive experience.

Audio and visual data may be temporarily processed and, where technically necessary, briefly stored for system functionality, moderation, or safety monitoring.

The installation may use secure third-party technology providers to process data on our behalf. Where this occurs, processing is carried out under contractual safeguards consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Visitor data:

  • Is processed only for operation of the artwork
  • Is not used for marketing or advertising
  • Is not used for profiling or identification
  • Is not used to train AI models

Processing is based on voluntary participation in the installation.

By interacting with the artwork, you acknowledge and consent to this temporary processing.