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Imaginative Restoration

In 2024, the NIDA Future Centre collaborated with the School of Cybernetics at ANU and the National Film and Sound Archive to co-create a three-day workshop exploring Generative Al and its role in creative practice. This workshop was driven by a recognition of the profound impact Generative Al is having on creativity and the need for institutions and creative practitioners to engage with and interrogate this evolving technology.

What came out of those three days sparked the next phase of the collaboration.

One idea stood out: Can we use Al to project and augment stories of the past?

That question led to “Imaginative Restoration,” an interactive installation where users can draw their own image, which is then woven into archival footage from the past. It’s a playful, hands-on experience that invites you to experiment with Generative Al while reimagining history in entirely new ways.

You can experience the installation firsthand at NIDA, now open to the public and running until May 2025.