Mass panic, 1981
Video, 2023
About the artwork
I made this film linked with my photographic AI work. The emergence of AI in our daily lives raises fundamental questions about the potential disruptions it will bring. The boundary between truth and fake is becoming increasingly indiscernible. It is evidently one of the most controversial topics in AI, addressing manipulated images and challenging the truthfulness of photography. Through this exploration, I attempt to play with the distortion of reality by reinventing past events that are weird, strange and, although fictional, almost appear authentic.
Sound design by BeyondHuman
Audio explanation
Listen to BeyondHuman discuss this work.
Beyond Human is an artist who embarked on his artistic journey as a photographer, gradually expanding his practice to directing and creating narratives in short films, music videos, and advertisements. His directorial ventures have consistently entwined him with emerging technologies, from post-production and 3D to his most recent exploration of AI.
Positioned as one of the pioneers in the inaugural wave of AI artists, Beyond Human is dedicated to unraveling novel aesthetics and challenging our evolving relationship with this transformative technology. He traverses the distortions of reality by skillfully reinventing events from both the past and contemporary world. Although rooted in fiction, his narrative possesses an uncanny authenticity, navigating the strange, the bizarre, and the incongruous. The boundary between the real and the unreal becomes elusive, challenging the viewer and prompting contemplation on their perceptions of images and the nature of reality.