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The new world of Artificial Intelligence we are stepping into has been reshaping our perception of the physical reality. It gives the endless opportunities to the whole generation of creatives to express themself in a different way, using revolutionary tools and technologies. Today we talk to one of such new wave artists, Hassan Ragab. Native Egyptian, based in the US, this talented interdisciplinary designer is pushing the boundaries of possible with the AI text-to-image generators, exploring visions of fantasy architecture often inspired by his home country cultural heritage.
First of all I would like to say that I’m fascinated by your homeland, Egypt; this ancient kingdom with its richest history and culture, this true birthplace for the whole modern European civilisation (and not Roman and Greek as they used to think) is an endless source of inspiration for you I believe? What is your relations with Egypt now when you are residing in California?
I would like to believe that I am just as Egyptian as I have always been (and just as any other Egyptian). Most of my friends and family are there. I try to go back as much as I can and most importantly that is what I am trying to pass on to my son, although he was born in the United States, he will always have this pure Egyptian blood in his veins.
You are a multidisciplinary designer and artist, whose fields of competence include museography, exhibition design, computational design, furniture design, architecture, construction, digital fabrication and conceptual art. How would you describe yourself in one(two) words?
An experimental person.
When and how did your AI journey start? Was it preceded with some physical creations, ‘classical’ education?
Do you envisage that one day your digital ‘novel’ architecture would be integrated into the real urban one? Physical would meet virtual to become something sustainable?
Maybe, I am still exploring. I am sure that I want to build something in the future but I am not sure I want to be a traditional architectural practitioner, I think I am more of an artist than an engineer.
As per the AI generators, what is/are your favourite tools you use in your work?
Midjourney and Stable Diffusion.
How are you pushing the boundaries of the digital world?
Talking about sustainable, anyone who had a chance to visit the ancient architecture treasures of Egypt, be it the Pyramids, palaces or temples would be astonished by their sustainability and technical engineering advancement - they are here almost undefeated since thousands of years. Can we nowadays build anything pareil?
We can if we have the right mindset. But Architecture now is all about capital, politics and statements. Most of the remaining ancient architecture around the world revolved around devine concepts, which allowed their creators to invest in heavenly ideas that pushed them to perfect their creations. If we want to build something that stands the test of time we have to let go of our ego and materialism and aspire to more meaningful concepts that respond to the fundamental needs of our paradigm, not for the needs of the few who are on the top of the capitalist materialistic pyramid.
Do you see and threats which the rise of the AI rise represent to the real world?
The tram is recurrent in many of your art works, as a housing on wheels, what does it represent to you, probably in an allegoric sense?
For me, the tram is a personal reflection on the image of Alexandria throughout the year. It’s personal; hence why it is poetic. It represents how I see the city in an intangible and abstract way.
How would you describe your ideal house/ place where your live from design and human points of view?
Which architectural/ art movements do inspire you most?
Can you share with us the current and/or future projects you are working on?
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