Generative Creative Vision projects

Project outlines resulting from the Generative Creative Visions Workshops that took place in February 2025.

The Generative Creative Visions workshop held in February 2025 was a multidisciplinary initiative exploring the intersections of Generative AI and creativity. The participants collaborated with a group of colleagues from different disciplines to generate ideas and prototypes for scoping projects around these themes. Three projects have been awarded funding to take these proposals forwarded as outlined below. 

A collage that merges circuit board patterns with textile motifs in a grid-like background of alternating black, grey, and white. Two hand-drawn arms are on each side of the image, positioned as if gently pulling on thin, white strings that cross the image diagonally.
Image credit: Hanna Barakat & Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN - CC BY 4.0

Project outline

The Garden of (Un)Earthly AIs is a research-through-design project that explores how artificial intelligence is imagined, narrated, and morally evaluated through interactive artistic media. Centred on the development of an AI-augmented installation prototype- visually inspired by Hieronymus Bosch’s depictions of paradise and damnation - the project lays the foundation for an immersive experience combining music, generative AI visuals, and philosophical storytelling.

Accompanied by Tartini’s enchanting Devil Trill Sonata, participants are invited to navigate fictional storyworlds populated by “techno- sins,” utopian aspirations, and dystopian anxieties. Within this environment, they encounter ethically charged scenarios that foreground moral ambiguity, value conflict, and situational nuance—reflecting the complexities of real-world debates surrounding AI governance, responsibility, and societal impact. Audience responses actively shape the unfolding audiovisual landscape, making ethical engagement a constitutive part of the aesthetic experience.

These dilemmas will be grounded in empirical research, informed by semi-structured interviews with individuals across diverse demographic groups and expert consultations with AI ethics scholars. This approach ensures that the speculative elements remain anchored in real-world concerns and reflect a plurality of ethical perspectives.

By embedding empirical inquiry within speculative design, The Garden of (Un)Earthly AIs contributes to both the future development of AI-augmented installation art and to academic discourse at the intersection of design research, AI ethics, and public engagement with sociotechnical futures.

Team members

Alexandra Huang-Kokina, Ilaria Iannuccilli and Chiara Natali 


Project outline

Sphaerosymphony is an immersive, interactive installation that transforms real-time air quality data into a powerful visual and auditory experience. Developed by a cross-disciplinary team from the University of Edinburgh and beyond, the project brings together environmental awareness, digital education, and interactive technology.

At its centre is a dynamic 3D sphere that visualises live pollution data, accompanied by a responsive soundscape that evolves with changing air conditions. Accessible via web browsers and immersive WebXR, Sphaerosymphony offers an engaging and accessible way for audiences to connect with environmental information.

By using real-time data and generative audio, the installation creates a multi-sensory experience that makes air quality tangible and immediate. Key features include live data visualisation, an adaptive soundscape, and accessible, cross-platform delivery.

Future development may include additional data sources, educational content, community feedback, and interactive elements designed to deepen engagement and encourage exploration.

Team members

Piera Morlacchi, Raul Gomez Hernandez and David Oxley 


Are we still creative if our creative processes are increasingly invaded by machines? Measuring Integrity and Responsibility in AI Integration (MIRAI) is a research-creation project that explores how student creatives interact, engage, and experiment with Generative AI by unpacking how it influences their decisions, workflows, and sense of agency. Is it possible to assess AI involvement in creative work the way Turnitin quantifies plagiarism? Should we? Through hands-on art-making and reflective discussions, MIRAI challenges students to move beyond binary claims of “using” or “not using” AI, urging them to articulate how and why they use it. One key outcome is the Creative AI Manifesto, a collective articulation of values and practices for responsible, transparent, and critically aware use of AI in creative education. 

Registration form to participate in Creative AI Manifesto drafting. 

Team members 

Aulia Wiradarmo, Ozan Evkaya, Galuh Anindito Billy Dixon and Sireesha Chavali


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