Lionel Ringenbach

Mao/Wof wishes you a happy and wonderful new year ahead 😸🐶 May you be happy and spread peace harmony in your life, in your work and for all beings you may encounter 💛🙏

No such thing as late ~ only Divine timing here 🪄 As it turns out, this was my first & last major performance as the Holy Mother of the Void this year… 🐍 Decided I needed a break after, and proceeded to push myself harder in all other areas of my life 🤣😅😮‍💨 oopsies ~ cue the burnout cycle! Anyway, here’s wonderwall 🤭 Big THANK YOU to @ucodia for the collab & to @vancouver_ai for the supportive community container! 🙏🏼🥰💖 Thank you for helping me create art that is (literally) so much bigger than myself 😍✨ . . . #dancer #performer #experimentalart #performanceart #shadowdance @odesza ✨

I will be sharing and exhibiting the result of my research on AI energy usage at the MUTEK Forum in Montreal (@mutekmontreal ) next week on August 20th along with 5 other groups of artists exploring the relationship between AI and ecology. I am so excited for all the conversations that will sprout as a result. The facts I gathered about AI energy usage sends a clear signal that the conversation around AI energy usage is going to be essential to our future. We don’t have to fly blind, we can have transparency NOW. A big thanks to the whole team that made the MUTEK AI Ecologies Lab residency possible and supported us along the process 🙏 Link to exhibit in bio #mutek #ai #sustainability #vibecoding #wattsup #ecology

TOMORROW IN THE GALLERY! ⁠🍋⁠ Join us for the opening night of "Code is a paintbrush" by @ucodia from 6-10pm⁠ ⁠ "Code is a paintbrush" is a collection of works that started from code and travelled to our world through various means of transformation, it is a tale of what occurs when navigating between realms and the unique manifestations of machine co-creation.⁠ ⁠⁠ GALLERY HOURS - Thursday-Tuesday 10am-10pm⁠ THURSDAY OPENING RECEPTION - 6-10pm - 19+⁠ ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE - Saturday 3-8pm & Sunday 1-6pm⁠ ⁠ Slice of Life Gallery & Studios⁠ 1636 Venables: Located at Venables and Commercial Drive⁠

Yesterday I arrived in Montreal as I got selected for the @mutekmontreal AI Ecologies Lab residency, along with 5 other groups, to develop sustainable tools and applications for AI. When MUTEK made an open call for artist to fulfill this sustainability gap, I did not hesitate to submit a proposal to build energy counters as a foundational metric for operating any computing infrastructure, period. This is how my project, “Wattsup”, was born, with the singular goal to: “shine a light an artificial intelligence power usage” and stimulate transparency in the sector. Let’s be honest, today’s AI landscape is mostly a blackbox full of promises, leading tech companies are eager to share that there was 1 million requests to ChatGPT in a single day but nobody shares how many watt/hour their service is consuming or what energy mix they are running on. I am not here to say whether it is good or bad, but rather to shine an objective light on what is really happening underneath. So my goal is to simply answer this question in the most accurate way possible: what is real impact of AI today on our planet? If Sam Altman and all of the other big tech CEO are not willing to be transparent about their companies impact on Earth, then someone eventually has to do it. Fortunately, there are many allies who paved the way to create transparency in this new technological realm, with which Wattsup intends to integrate and collaborate to shine a light on actual power usage in popular open source AI tools. For example, CodeCarbon allows you to measure local AI workload and report on the real watt/hour usage of your machines. On the other hand, EcoLogits, from GenAI Impact, allows you estimate the potential energy cost of executing AI workloads on remote services from OpenAI and Anthropic. I am excited to share the result of this work at the MUTEK residency in the coming weeks as it culminates to the final showcase at the MUTEK Forum on August 20 to 22. Many thanks to @sarahmackenzie and her team for the opportunity and all their efforts for furthering and stimulating sustainability in AI. #ai #artresidency #mutek #art #technology #sustainability #montreal #mutek

I am SO excited to announce that my first solo exhibit “Code is a Paintbrush” will be showing soon at Slice of Life (@slicevancouver ) from June 12th to 17th. Opening night will be on June 12th from 6 till 10pm. Save the date! ✌️ “Code is a Paintbrush” is a collection of works that showcase the world of creative coding and its infinite range of possibilities. My intent is to make this exhibit a place for playing and learning how you can use code to make art! An exploration of generative art and the threshold between the digital and physical world. It will feature multiple interactive artworks, some modded electronics and a live drawing robot. I am so excited and terrified at the same time and I can’t wait to share this work with the local Vancouver community 💛 RSVP link in bio 📆 #artshow #plotterart #axidraw #cnc #p5js #generativeart #digitalart #creativecoding #algorithmic #cmy #hardware #newmedia #touchdesigner #vancouver

From the series “Computer Observing Itself” I generated 10 years ago. This was my first creative coding exploration using a webcam for input. As I pointed back the camera to the projection of its own perception, an ever evolving fractalic dimension started to unfold. The sleight of hand became like a tool to travel into a multi-dimensional journey. I want to make an installation someday for others to explore it. #processing #digitalart #coding #experiment #webcam #feedback #abstract #fractals #creativecoding #artinstallation

Poster designs in Lausanne, Switzerland 2025-03-23 #swiss #design #poster #typography #exhibit #festival #mudaclausanne

Last January I talked at the @vancouver_ai meetup about AI power consumption. Ever since I started working with AI I have been cautious and sceptical about its true impact on carbon emissions. Lots of anecdotes with large gaps and little to no concrete data. So I decided to investigate myself to share a summary of why and how much energy it consumes and what to do next to make better decisions for the future. So grateful to have been introduced on stage by my dear @orane_cheung 💛 Find the full video on YouTube using the link in bio or at /watch?v=fnKD7IAVkeU On another note I just got the amazing news that I will be joining the AI Ecologies Lab residency at @mutekmontreal this summer! 🎉 During the residency I am planning to integrate energy counters into popular open source AI tools so we don’t have to continue flying blind while we ride this seemingly unstoppable machine. 📹 Video by @mrpixelwizard , photos by @tristanbrand and @diamondsedgephotography #ai #powerconsumption #carbonemissions #machinelearning #vancouverai #mutek

Hello friends 👋 Next collective show is coming up on April 12th at @slicevancouver on the theme of my favourite colour: YELLOW 💛💛💛 I can’t believe the incredible lineup of artists I’ll be showing with! Please come hang with me and @artbyeringreen @emilycowanart @maddlesmade @joyondrums @helloweirdgirls @lisalaroseart from 3pm till 8pm and then till 10pm for some karaoke 🎤✨ Grab you ticket with the link in bio and keep the local Vancouver art scene alive 🔗 SO EXCITED 😇 #artshow #yellow #local #vancouver #art #gmfc

Behold, Her shadow 🖤 The darkness that threatened to swallow her, Was really the womb from which she would be reborn. 🌊🦋✨ This performance felt so poetic to me 😍 Dancing with my actual shadow, in celebration of 1 whole year dancing with my integrated shadow self 🖤☯️✨ *swoons* the artistic satisfaction is SO real 🥹🙏🏼💖 Thank you @ucodia for collaborating, setting up this massive screen and tri-coloured lights 🤩🌈✨ it was a pleasure to have your energy in the mix 💖 & Thank you @vancouver_ai 💖 it’s an honour to showcase EMBODIMENT in the age of AI. I hope I’ve inspired you to connect with your own bodies even 1% more ✨ The magic that flows through your veins is irreplaceable. 🙏🏼🩸✨ . . . #performer #artist #dancer #shadow #shadowdance #shadowwork #selflove #selflovejourney #divinemother #divinefeminine #trippyart #trippyartist #avantgarde #experimental #movementismedicine #expressyourself #embodiment #embodiedmovement #holymother #entertainment #vancouver #vancouverevents #aicommunity

Wishing you all a Mao/Wof year 😸🐶 May you be happy, live in peace and harmony ✌️💛