Free artist talk: Theo Triantafyllidis on Funny Weather, his AI-driven live simulation — Aviva Studios, 11 Nov

A generative-art pioneer in the Social

Theo Triantafyllidis — the artist who won this year’s Frieze London Artist Award and has shown at the Whitney and Centre Pompidou — is at Aviva Studios on Wednesday 11 November, 6pm for a free artist talk about his practice and Funny Weather, the new live simulation he’s built for the venue’s Media Wall.

Triantafyllidis works across games, live simulations, performance and installation — using what he calls "the logic of play" to take on ecological collapse, social entanglement and networked desire. Funny Weather combines real-time atmospheric data and local bird sightings with bespoke locally hosted generative technology (he terms it an "AI Oracle") to produce a constantly evolving, unpredictable weather forecast for a world changing faster than can be predicted.

If you’re working with real-time engines, generative systems or simulation as an art form, this is a rare free chance to hear a practitioner at the top of the field talk through the work — in Manchester, no less.

• When: Wednesday 11 November 2026, 6pm (running time 1h30m)
• Where: The Social, Aviva Studios, St John’s, Manchester M3 4JQ
• Cost: Free, but pre-booking required
• Age guidance: 14+

Book your free ticket: https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/artist-talk-theo-triantafyllidis/