Efsun Erkılıç
Co-Founder
Dataland
Efsun Erkılıç, co-founder of Dataland and partner at Refik Anadol Studio, has played a key role in bringing data-driven and AI-generated art to audiences worldwide.
Over more than a decade, she has helped translate ambitious experiments in data, architecture and machine intelligence into cultural experiences presented at more than 70 venues.
Her work combines creative vision with the strategic, operational and institutional development needed to bring complex projects to life. This includes building partnerships, coordinating teams and addressing the practical and ethical considerations involved in presenting emerging technologies to the public.
In June 2026, Erkılıç co-founded Dataland in downtown Los Angeles, described as the world’s first Museum of AI Arts.
Across five multisensory galleries, the museum brings together artificial intelligence, architecture, sound, scent and interactive environments. Its inaugural exhibition, Machine Dreams: Rainforest, uses the Large Nature Model, an open-source generative AI model dedicated to nature.
Erkılıç is also helping create opportunities for other artists to explore AI through Dataland’s residency programme with Google Arts & Culture, supporting experimentation within a community focused on responsible innovation.
Her work extends beyond producing individual immersive experiences to building a lasting platform for an emerging artistic medium. By combining institution-building with a commitment to creative exploration, Erkılıç is helping shape how the public presents, experiences, and understands AI art.
