<Newborn Space v2.0.0> is part of the 'Newborn' project, which predicts and implements future cultural patterns using contemporary technology. It is a media installation that subverts the vision-centric spatial perception system and reconstructs space through hearing.

Rapid technological advancements have expanded the object of enjoyment beyond physical reality to 'non-material virtual space' composed of data and signals. However, unlike the extreme fluidity of digital space, which can be reconstructed with a single click, physical space remains bound by limitations requiring immense costs and physical constraints to change. This discrepancy in speed and flexibility between the two spaces increasingly fades the inherent meaning of fixed physical space. Amidst this phenomenon, the 'Newborn Space' project attempts 'Spatial Upcycling' to break away from the inertia of familiarity. It endows physical space with new value by utilizing the marginalized sense of hearing instead of the basal sense of vision.

Developed within this context, <Newborn Space v2.0.0> marks a significant evolution in terms of data format and volume. This work utilized high-resolution 360-degree cameras and spatial audio recorders to collect and train on extensive spatial data from 163 locations. Reflecting the nature of AI, where outcomes become more sophisticated as learning repeats and data accumulates, this version constructs virtual spaces cultivated from sound in a much more concrete and advanced form than before. In particular, this exhibition uses the ambient sound collected in front of 'ONDREAM SOCIETY,' the venue of the installation, as the material for space generation, manifesting the process where the sound of a familiar place is reborn into an entirely new dimension of visual space through AI.

This endeavor illuminates a future where virtual space, freed from physical constraints, overlaps with reality, blurring the boundaries between them. By grafting digital fluidity onto physical space to provide a momentary experience generated differently at every instant, <Newborn Space v2.0.0> evokes conflicting emotions of alertness and awe regarding cultural changes driven by technological development, presenting a new existential meaning for physical space in the expanding digital era.