
Welcome to the digital world of Esther Fee, where art, science and philosophy meet. Embark on a journey through passions, projects and reflections. As an artist and scientist, the story of this journey is about art, technology and their fusion and some philosophical considerations that arise from engaging with such disruptive technologies as AI.
Art
I want to depict the irreplaceable essence of art – the human emotional world – in my works. I do this with very human art, but also through AI-influenced creations.
For example, at one of my recent keynotes at Kent University in January 24, I was able to put a profound truth on stage: With a free improvisation on the piano, I aimed to make the comparison that while AI can create melodies, it is the human touch, our emotions and experiences that really breathe life into music and touch the soul.
Science
I studied computer science and musicology at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg.
In my doctoral thesis at the international Audio Laboratories Erlangen (a joint institution of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Fraunhofer IIS), I worked on musical instrument recognition in audio signals and on the optimization of artificial neural networks.
I have been leading the Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Arts (AICA) group at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (HMTM) and started the EudAImon-Institut in summer 2024. More about my scientific findings on the subpage: Science.
Philosophy
The historical pendulum never lingers in the middle and creates extreme counter-movements. More on this soon on a subpage.
