KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin

Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst

Starmirror

Oct 30, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026

Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst - Starmirror

Overview

"Angels appear as what you fear, devils appear as what you desire."

- Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst

Starmirror proposes a scenario in which artificial intelligence (AI) models coordinate humans to generate intelligence for collective benefit. The work extends Herndon and Dryhurst’s long-standing practice at the intersection of art, music, machine learning, and experimental forms of organization. Their projects often propose new digital infrastructures, approaching protocols themselves as a medium, structures that can rehearse new arrangements between humans