Network Anarchy and Unstable Diffusions

Workshop 1

Noisy Joints: Embodying the AI Glitch

12pm- 2pm

Convened by Joel Stern (RMIT), Thao Phan (ANU) and Christopher O’Neill (Deakin) as part of the Network Anarchy and Unstable Diffusions program. Join artists and researchers Eryk Salvaggio (USA) and Camila Galaz (AU) for a participatory workshop focused on interrupting and reframing the outputs of generative AI systems.

Drawing from a critical AI puppetry workshop originally developed at the Mercury Store in Brooklyn, New York, Noisy Joints invites participants to think through the body—its categorisation, misrecognition, and noise—within AI image-generation systems.

Across the session, participants will explore these questions through short talks, collaborative video-making, glitch-puppetry exercises, and experimental use of tools like Runway’s GEN3 model. Using shadows, projections, and improvised movement, the workshop will trace a playful and critical path through the interfaces and assumptions that shape AI perception.

No technical experience is required to participate.

Presented by RMIT Culture and National Communication Museum. Supported by ADM+S as part of the project ‘Evaluating Automated Cultural Curating and Ranking Systems with Synthetic Data’’ in association with the School of Media and Communication RMIT, and the AusSTS 2025 Conference ‘Signals and Noises’, which runs from July 9-11. Details here.