aurèce vettier is an art project founded in 2019 by Paul Mouginot (b. 1990). This alias, formed using an algorithm, is a metaphor for the desire for a collaborative, open, hybrid approach. This identity bridges the tangible world where one can exist, draw, paint, sculpt, and erase—with the expansive data space, a realm that transcends human grasp. In this virtual space, which involves AI algorithms and heavy mathematical processing, aurèce vettier explores new forms, which are deployed as tangible objects, intertwined with various crafts.

The approach is not to consider the machine-generated elements as a set of finished works, but rather as raw material expanding conceptual possibilities and complementing the initial knowledge of art history. The algorithms, never intended to replace the artist, act as a tool—generating raw material then curated and shaped by hand.