Interspecies Love Letter: cAI™ Lab
Skylight Pavilion of the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
March 28 – April 13, 2025
On March 29th, along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., Cai Guo-Qiang collaborated with his custom AI model, cAI™ (pronounced “AI Cai”), to realize Interspecies Love Letter: Sky Painting for EARTH to SPACE. Coinciding with this performance, Cai transformed the Kennedy Center’s Skylight Pavilion into an immersive and multidimensional exhibition, titled cAI™ Lab.
Interspecies Love Letter: Sky Painting for EARTH to SPACE
March 29, 2025
On March 29th at 9pm, a gentle spring breeze brushed along the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Over ten thousand spectators gathered from around the world at the terrace and riverfront plaza of the Kennedy Center to witness Interspecies Love Letter: Sky Painting for EARTH to SPACE—a large-scale outdoor multimedia interactive performance.
Commissioned by the Kennedy Center to kick off the EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky festival, the artwork was co-created by Cai Guo-Qiang and his custom AI model, cAI™ (pronounced “AI Cai”).