Gestation

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In Part 2 of Gestation, G.H. Hovagimyan and Facsimile Rob continue their conversation with Raphaele Shirley through a closer examination of her artistic practice and selected works.

From the ephemeral light drawings of Arctic Light to the luminous sculptural environments of 6.6 and 4 Ascending and the monumental Passage project in Egypt, Shirley’s work explores geometry, perception, and the relationship between human consciousness and the universe.

The episode considers how light, sound, architecture, and emerging technologies can transform physical environments into experiences that connect contemporary art with cosmology, spirituality, and scientific thought.

Keywords: Raphaele Shirley, Gestation, Arctic Light, Passage, Light Sculpture, Cosmology, Site-Specific Art, Immersive Installation, Digital Art.

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In Part 1 of Gestation, G.H. Hovagimyan and AI co-host Facsimile Rob welcome multimedia artist Raphaele Shirley for a conversation about art, technology, and the transformation of physical space through light.

Shirley’s work moves between sculpture, video, performance, and immersive installations, exploring the relationships between perception, time, scientific inquiry, and the cosmos. The conversation introduces an artistic practice in which ephemeral materials and experimental technologies become tools for reimagining our experience of the world.

Keywords: Raphaele Shirley, Gestation, Light Art, New Media Art, Installation, Experimental Art, Art and Technology, Facsimile Rob.

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Gestation — Bobby Abate, Part 2

The conversation with Bobby Abate continues with a look at experimental filmmaking, video editing, and the changing conditions of making art. Bobby and GH Hovagimyan discuss analog and digital media, the creative possibilities of editing, and the struggle to sustain an independent artistic practice. From social media’s attention economy to students’ concerns about AI, jobs, and the environment, they explore what artists face today—and the enduring value of hands-on experimentation.

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Gestation — Bobby Abate, Part 1

Filmmaker and artist Bobby Abate joins GH Hovagimyan to discuss The Ghost at Skeleton Rock, a film rooted in his experiences growing up gay in the early 1990s. A homemade Ouija board and an encounter with a spirit named Chris become the starting point for a conversation about desire, fear, Catholic upbringing, and the shadow of AIDS. Bobby reflects on turning personal memory into cinema and developing a short film into a feature.

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Gestation: Seth Carnes — Part 3

What happens when a work of conceptual art becomes a public controversy—and the controversy threatens to overshadow the art itself? In the concluding episode, Seth Carnes joins G.H. Hovagimyan and Facsimile Rob to revisit the Time to Unperson billboard controversy in Roscoe, New York. Their conversation explores censorship, artistic provocation, freedom of expression, and the struggle over who gets to determine the meaning of a work of art.

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Gestation: Seth Carnes — Part 2

In Part 2 of Gestation, artist Seth Carnes continues his conversation with G.H. Hovagimyan and Facsimile Rob, exploring art, language, censorship, and the politics of public expression. The discussion examines the relationship between artistic provocation, social conventions, and the boundaries of free speech, reflecting on how conceptual art challenges established systems of meaning and authority.

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Gestation Parts 1, 2 & 3 — Seth Carnes: Time to Unperson

Artist Seth Indigo Carnes discusses the controversy surrounding Time to Unperson, a large-scale text mural in Roscoe, New York, inspired by George Orwell’s 1984. What began as a conceptual public artwork became a confrontation over censorship, artistic freedom, and the politics of language. Following local opposition, municipal intervention, and the eventual painting over of the unfinished work, Carnes filed a federal lawsuit challenging the suppression and destruction of his artwork.

Across three episodes of Gestation, the conversation explores the boundaries between art and politics, public space and private ownership, and the power of language to provoke, erase, and redefine meaning.

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Painter Teri Hackett joins Gerard Hovagimyan and AI participant Facsimile Rob for a Gestation conversation about her work. They discuss invented landscapes, the physical act of painting, layered surfaces, recurring forms, and how paintings reveal themselves through time.

Watch the complete conversation accompanied by photographs of Teri’s paintings and studio installation:

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Tanner Simon Conversation Pt3

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Continuing with my conversation with Tanner Simon