AI Invitation Installation

Collaborative work by Yasha Jain, Bernd Lintermann & Paul Bethge
Created for the Leibinger Innovation Prize Ceremony

This interactive installation transforms the event invitation into a living, generative artwork. Each invitation card, uniquely designed with the help of artificial intelligence, becomes part of a collective visual experience during the award ceremony. As guests arrive and scan their cards, the system reveals an evolving sequence of visual transitions—blending one motif into the next—projected on a large screen in real time.

Artistic Concept

The motifs on the invitation cards were generated by Paul Bethge using the open-source AI model Stable Diffusion. Through latent space interpolation, he crafted a visual dialogue between cards, establishing a subtle continuity and coherence across the images. The resulting transitions reflect a poetic interpretation of quantum duality—the blending of wave and particle states in photons—mirrored in the flow between distinct artworks.

The interactive visualization and real-time system were developed by Yasha Jain. Built in TouchDesigner, the system responded to scanned barcodes—also programmed in Python—to trigger seamless transitions from one card’s image to the next, creating a dynamic and immersive audiovisual experience.

Technical Write-Up

• AI Image Generation: Stable Diffusion (open-source) by Paul Bethge

• Image Interpolation: Latent space morphing

• Interactive System & Visualisation: Built in TouchDesigner by Yasha Jain

• Barcode Scanning & Trigger System: Developed in Python by Yasha Jain

Barcodes embedded in the invitations acted as unique identifiers. When scanned at the event entrance, each card activated a new visual stage in the continuously evolving installation.

Commissioned for the Leibinger Innovation Prize ceremony, this work highlights the fusion of generative AI, interactive design, and participatory experience. It is a testament to how technology can be used not only for utility but also for poetic, collaborative expression.