The curatorial categories

Four competitive disciplines

Latent Cinema

Moving image works exploring synthetic choreography, temporal interpolation, and neural narrative structures within the latent space.

Generative Sculpture

Physical or simulated three-dimensional forms derived from algorithmic instructions, neural networks, and machine-directed fabrication.

Algorithmic Subversion

Critical software art, adversarial attacks, and code-based interventions that expose, disrupt, or reframe underlying machine-learning models.

Interactive Systems

Real-time responsive environments, feedback loops, and live neural networks that co-create with audience input and environmental data.

Our curatorial criteria

Conceptual Depth

Technical Subversion

Rigorous Pipeline

The work must transcend technical novelty, offering a profound contemporary critique of machine intelligence, human agency, and cultural memory.

We look for algorithmic subversion—using models in unintended, critical, or self-reflexive ways that expose their latent biases and limitations.

Artists must document their technical pipeline and training datasets, demonstrating clear curatorial rigor and intentionality over the generative output.

Submission portal

Are collaborative entries permitted?

Yes. We highly encourage co-creation between contemporary digital artists, creative technologists, and machine-learning researchers.

Submissions are open globally to individual artists and collaborative labs. Review our technical constraints before uploading your portfolio.

What technical documentation is required?

Submissions must include a comprehensive system architecture diagram, training dataset origins, and a statement detailing conceptual depth.

How is intellectual property managed?

Laureates retain all intellectual property. The Latent Prize receives non-exclusive exhibition rights for archiving and public display.