"I think we are literally in a renaissance," says the artist Refik Anadol. On June 20, Dataland, his cutting-edge gallery in Los Angeles, opened its doors to an eager public, billed as the first ‘museum of AI arts’ in the world.

The set piece is his most ambitious work: Machine Dreams: Rainforest. It’s an immersive digital vision that responds to visitors' movements and biometric data, producing ever-changing images and soundscapes. The exhibit is a living ecosystem with 5 petabytes of raw data captured by Anadol’s team in the Amazon.

Dataland aims to redefine AI art through ethics, environmental responsibility, and engaging artistic experiences. Visitors are equipped with smartwatches and shoulder collars that track their movements, creating an interactive journey through a rainforest environment. The gallery seeks to respect data privacy, allowing visitors to take home personal tokens.

Farther on lies the Infinity Room, which offers a fantastical neon forest experience. At the Latent Gallery, visitors can explore the training data behind the installation, seeing categories like frogs turn into massive grids of photos. Anadol believes this allows people to glimpse the profound wealth of information underlying his work.