Talk·Stockholm, Sweden·2025

AI as an Art Material

We shared our perspective on the deliberate usage of AI as an art "material" in the context of our creative practice.

Xin Wen and JJ Agcaoili operate as XJ: a Chinese-American and Filipino artistic duo grown out of London, now working internationally. Their award-winning practice reckons with the human subject in collision with the material and digital structures that determine contemporary life. This focus is embodied in their expansive body of work across experimental video, kinetic sculpture, and immersive installation, which has been exhibited in Stockholm, San Francisco, Taiwan, Linz, Singapore, London, and more.

Exhibitions & Appearances

2026 Solo exhibition, MVR Gallery (Ithaca, New York)
2026 Solo exhibition, Helix Art Space (Stockholm)
2026 Artist Talk, Helix Art Space (Stockholm)
2025 Silent Interference, Turtle Chamber Projects (Taoyuan City, Taiwan)
2025 Alternative Roots, Hoxton Hall (London)
2025 Speculum Artium Festival (Trbovlje, Slovenia)
2025 Artist Talk, Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
2024 Solo exhibition, Asian Art Museum x RAD (San Francisco)
2024 Into the Future, Whitespace Gallery (Edinburgh)
2024 Artist Talk, Technarte Conference for Art and Technology (Bilbao)
2023 Royal Society of Sculptors (London)
2023 CIRCA2023, Piccadilly Lights (London; also: Berlin, Milan)
2023 Ars Electronica Festival 2023 (Linz)
2023 ART-ACT Festival, Singapore Art Week (Singapore)

Awards & Commissions

2025 Kakilang Commission
2024 Artsted 99 Future Blue-Chip Artists
2023 CIRCA 20:23 Public Vote Prize
2023 Interplay Kinetic Design: Major Award & £1K Grant
2023 Media Architecture Biennale 2023 Finalist

Press & Mentions