A Study on the Hybrid Aesthetic Characteristics in AI Performances : Focusing on Presence and Aura

Artificial intelligence(AI) performances offer a new form of aesthetic experience that goes beyond the traditional artistic experience. Audiences can interact with AI, becoming part of the performance or actively participating in the creating process. These new aesthetic experiences take audiences on a different level than traditional art appreciation and fundamentally change the way they experience performance. Therefore, in order to embrace the new art represented by AI performance and expand its horizons, it is necessary to clarify the new aesthetic experience derived from it.In this context, this paper utilizes the concepts of ‘presence’ and ‘aura’ to interpret the aesthetic experience found in AI performance. Since AI performances can be approached through both performance aesthetics and media aesthetics, a flexible perspective that incorporates both approaches is necessary. Thus, this paper will first examine the concept of material-based presence and media-based telepresence, followed by a brief exploration of the hybrid presence evident in AI performances. Subsequently, it will discuss aura in performance aesthetics and media aesthetics respectively, concluding with an analysis of the hybrid aura in AI performances.