Refik Anadol: Archive Dreaming
25 April to 06 June
About Refik Anadol: Archive Dreaming
Archive Dreaming is an immersive fusion of art and machine intelligence.
The installation transforms a vast digital archive into a dream-like, ever-evolving environment, using AI algorithms to reimagine millions of documents in real time.
As viewers move through the space, they are surrounded by shifting visuals, patterns, text, and imagery that evoke the sensation of walking through a living, thinking mind.
Created using Refik Anadol Studio’s Large Nature Model — a generative AI system dedicated to interpreting natural data — the work reframes archives not as static repositories, but as dynamic, responsive entities.
Through machine learning, raw data becomes a poetic, immersive experience that blurs the boundaries between human memory and artificial intelligence.
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Dates & times:
- Open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
- Closed until 12.30 pm on Thursday 28 May.
- No booking required.
Location:
White Box
About Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is a major new cultural and academic landmark for the University of Oxford, bringing together seven humanities faculties with performance, exhibition, and public engagement spaces under one roof. Located in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, it is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration while opening the humanities to a wider public through events, performances, and year-round programming.
At its heart are world-class venues including a concert hall, theatre, cinema, recital spaces, and galleries, supported by flexible teaching and meeting facilities. A central atrium acts as a social hub, blending academic life with informal gathering spaces, cafés, and exhibitions. More than a university facility, the Centre functions as a civic cultural destination, connecting scholarship with creative practice and strengthening Oxford’s wider cultural life.
