Ken Goldberg
Speculation, Like Nature, Abhors a Vacuum (LA Version), 2024
Made in collaboration with Tiffany Shlain.
Video.
Video.
Run time: 4 mins
Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
'Speculation' rotates the point of view (POV) 90 degress from the side to overhead presenting a portrait of LA that shifts the emphasis from architecture to nature. The video pans...
"Speculation" rotates the point of view (POV) 90 degress from the side to overhead presenting a portrait of LA that shifts the emphasis from architecture to nature.
The video pans down over four major LA streets, Sunset, Whittier, Hollywood, West Manchester, to contrast shape disparity. Tree locations and species were identified using maps and AI tools developed by Goldberg and his students at UC Berkeley in collaboration with researchers from Google and MIT. Tonality and pacing references Ed Ruscha series.
The video pans down over four major LA streets, Sunset, Whittier, Hollywood, West Manchester, to contrast shape disparity. Tree locations and species were identified using maps and AI tools developed by Goldberg and his students at UC Berkeley in collaboration with researchers from Google and MIT. Tonality and pacing references Ed Ruscha series.

