Artist Spotlight — Sares
This interview is part of our ongoing series highlighting the Alias Studio x FAE: Open Call, a collaborative initiative by Serpentine’s Future Art Ecosystems and Alias Studio. This project invites creative practitioners to explore the world of generative AI by training their own image-generation models on the Alias platform. Designed to empower artists with the tools to maintain creative control and ownership of intellectual property, the initiative also opens up new avenues for artists to engage with and push the boundaries of emerging technologies.
Sares is a digital artist who captures aesthetic beauty within temporal chaos using mixed media techniques including 3D, AI, and generative art. Viewing destruction and chaos as forms of creation, Sares explores the silent intersection of past and future in the present moment. Drawing on neuroaesthetics and the philosophy of mind, his work delves into how sensory experiences, memory, and emotional turbulence shape the ever-evolving landscapes of the self. Through the use of EEG technology to capture raw emotional data and leveraging machine learning models to reimagine this data, Sares doesn’t seek to impose order but rather to reveal the latent patterns hidden within. His art becomes a dynamic reflection of the subconscious, a shifting portrait of the emotional rhythms that define our humanity.
Alias: In your artistic journey, what was the most inspiring or meaningful experience you’ve had involving AI-generated art?
There have been two key milestones. First, my initial exploration with AI that led to Irae, where I used my own emotional state during burnout and a personal crisis to create a new universe. Second, a crucial moment was developing, alongside NotSociety, an emotion detector that translates my brain waves into conceptual sculptures through data analysis. AI then helps to form these sculptures. Each emotion explored uncovers an unknown internal landscape and marks a profound shift in my creative journey. AI becomes my way to give form to the formless and glimpse the “formlessness of form,” a space where beauty resides within chaos.
Alias: What drew you to Alias.studio? How does the platform align with your artistic vision?
Alias.studio initially caught my attention because it allows me to create my own models and interact with them in a way that feels personal and exploratory. The platform’s ability to record and work with custom models aligns perfectly with my vision of using AI to explore identity. For example, in Inspicio, I created a dataset based on my own experiences, inspired by the idea of “Exploring the Garden of the Human Mind,” where each flower corresponds to an emotion. This allowed me to build a world that is deeply connected to my own data sculptures, reflecting my emotional landscape.
Alias: How did you find the experience of AI model training using Alias.studio? What were the challenges, and how did these shape an interesting outcome?
The experience was highly engaging. Being guided through the model training process helped me focus not only on conceptualising my ideas but also on experimentation. The main challenge lay in categorising the initial dataset to achieve the desired result. The task of combining datasets with varying intensities led me to a key discovery — a technique that gave my results an abstract and powerful interpretation. This allowed me to move beyond rigid guidance, creating more fluid and unexpected outcomes.
Alias: Do you consider AI to be a collaborator in your artistic process, or is it more of a tool? How do you balance your artistic vision with the capabilities of the AI?
I consider AI an active collaborator in the creative process. It flows with the work, mutating and evolving as the creation progresses. My process involves several different models, including diffusion models, LLM, and machine learning models, each contributing to the project’s strengths and weaknesses. I always leave space for the AI to influence the outcome, letting intuition guide me rather than rigidly adhering to a preconceived vision. The beauty of this approach lies in the errors and unexpected results, which reveal new creative horizons.
Alias: In your experience, does AI help to unlock new creative possibilities, or does it present challenges to your traditional ways of creating art?
While my background is rooted in analog techniques, my career has evolved within the digital realm, providing me with a different perspective. I see AI as an enabler of infinite possibilities — whether it acts as a co-creator within the generative systems I call AIReflections or assists in incorporating new techniques like coding languages. AI is a conversational partner in my work, pushing me to explore new creative dimensions and empowering me to bring abstract ideas into tangible form. It’s an essential tool for expanding the boundaries of artistic creation.
Alias: As AI-generated art becomes more prevalent, what ethical questions or dilemmas have you encountered in your own work?
The question of authenticity has been central: Where does creativity reside when AI generates the form? Over time, I’ve developed a co-participatory view, where I see not just the visual or aesthetic outcome as defining the work, but also the conceptual development behind it. Transparency plays a crucial role in my practice — communicating the process and showing the contributions of each actor, human or non-human, emphasises the importance of human intention. The broader ethical question I confront is equity in the art world, particularly with the increasing accessibility of these tools. It challenges us to redefine what it means to be an artist in this new era.
Alias: How do you navigate the issue of ownership and authorship in AI-generated art, especially with regard to AI models trained on vast datasets?
I view AI as a dialogic, co-creative tool — its function is to enhance human intention, not replace it. While AI models are trained on vast datasets, the human role remains critical in terms of conceptualisation, curation, and interpretation. My authorship is reflected in the choices I make — how I curate the data, interpret the results, and infuse my personal vision into the work. It is a symbiotic relationship where my expression is embedded in every step of the creative process, guiding the interaction with the machine while maintaining the primacy of human consciousness and vision.
Alias: Where do you see the future of AI and art heading? Do you think AI will be seen more as a tool for artists or as a co-creator in its own right?
I see the future of AI and art as a space of intrinsic co-creation, where each element serves a distinct, complementary role. Rather than questioning the use of technology, AI will establish itself as a dialogical ally, allowing artists to push creative boundaries and explore ideas that surpass human learning limits. This collaboration will enable artists to bring new conceptual and formal dimensions to life, transforming the formless into expressive forms and fostering a reconciliation between locality and globality.
Alias: What are your hopes or concerns about the intersection of art, AI, and blockchain technology, especially in terms of intellectual property and royalty distribution?
I approach the intersection of art, AI, and blockchain with optimism. Blockchain provides valuable tools for provenance and authorship in the digital art world, ensuring that artists can retain control over their work while still allowing for wide distribution. It facilitates access to art by a broader audience and ensures the artist benefits from the distribution of profits. While intellectual property concerns remain, I believe authorship transcends visual elements alone — it extends to the conceptual and creative contributions of the artist, regardless of the medium.
Alias: What projects are you working on next?
I’m excited to be part of a digital art exhibition at Palacio Libertad, one of Argentina’s most prestigious institutions, where I will exhibit Sensus, a work that reflects on sensitivity through emotion detection. I’m also working on a new series exploring the concept of desire and its various manifestations, which will be released in the coming months. Additionally, I’m in the early stages of an ambitious project examining happiness as an emotion, analyzing the intersection between humans and nature through biometric data collected from interactions with different plants.
Lastly, I want to express my gratitude for being part of this residency. Working with organisations like the Serpentine and Alias Studio has been an enriching experience, and I am truly honoured.
This interview is part of our ongoing series highlighting the Alias Studio x FAE: Open Call, a collaborative initiative by Serpentine’s Future Art Ecosystems and Alias Studio. This project invites creative practitioners to explore the world of generative AI by training their own image-generation models on the Alias platform. Designed to empower artists with the tools to maintain creative control and ownership of intellectual property, the initiative also opens up new avenues for artists to engage with and push the boundaries of emerging technologies.
