YoDiFori
Video, 2025
About the artwork
This new collection of work feels like a full-circle moment. Twenty years ago, Google Image Search was this novel new tool that I enjoyed using for collecting images. 15 years later an impulse to mishmash put me in a the path to working digitally. Then AI and it seemed to do the mismatching for me, opening a space to tap into something new, and explore a new way of searching for images.
Now, working with the latest video capabilities the practice has reached a decisive A breakthrough with integration of continuous, coherent speech. For me, this feels as significant as when cinema moved from silent films to "talkies." This leap unlocks a completely new dimension for narrative.
Audio explanation
Listen to Frank Manzano discuss this work.
Frank Manzano, based in Chicago, is an artist focusing on abstract and conceptual digital compositions, with formal training in film and photography from Columbia College. His work delves into the exploration of shared societal symbols and aims to unravel the individual connections people forge with these symbols.
Manzano embraces the idea that moments of revelation can arise from idleness and boredom, a belief he consistently incorporates into his creative process. His artistic ambition centers around deciphering the symbols that define our culture, using contemporary digital mediums to articulate these foundational emblems. Through his artwork, Frank Manzano seeks to inspire viewers to embark on introspective journeys, encouraging them to scrutinize their personal relationships with the symbols that shape their existence.