In CYBERFLESH I wanted to study the intersection of creativity and the symbiotic relationship between AI and human imagination. I did that by exploring the realm of the “online grotesque”, trying to offer a different perspective on content creation aimed at generating shareable content defying conventional expectations. Within this space, subjects are portrayed not as complete entities, but rather as fragments of our collective imagination.
This approach revealed unexpected depths to me, as it delves into the nuances of how AI prompts are used. A distinctive aspect of the images in this series lies in its embrace of imperfection. By failing to adhere strictly to predefined concepts, I found the series’ aesthetic in the unintelligible deviations from the norm of the grotesque creations of the early-stage DallE network.
Starting from the firstly available DallE network, generating modest 256x256 pixels images, I then applied AI upscaling algorithms for then further elaborate the images on Photoshop, framing them into a refined aesthetic framework. This is an attempt to highlight the possible synergies between AI and human creators, a collaboration that remains irreplaceable despite the ongoing debates.
Originals
Original 256px AI generated images
Check inference_pipeline.ipynb for implementation details
