Fading Touch
Video, 2026
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About the artwork
This loop appeared with a sense of loss. The figure on the right represents the act of holding internal weight, while the left side functions like a shadow or a memory of someone they lost. I saw the animation to travel across the frame, keeping the hands morphing as they pass through to suggest a touch that can no longer find its mark. I wanted the audio to also feel a bit distant to compliment the piece, with a slight wail sound.
Audio explanation
Listen to Birddog discuss this work.
Diego Torres, also known as Birddog (born 1988, Zacatecas, Mexico), is a California-based graphic/UI designer and AI artist working exclusively with AI-driven digital media. His practice explores identity, mortality, surrealism, and the fractured nature of reality, using glitched aesthetics to rebuild familiar forms into evocative, dreamlike compositions and loops. Constantly refining his visual taste after more than a decade in professional design, Diego pairs traditional design principles with tools like Midjourney, ComfyUI, and Stable Diffusion to challenge ideas of permanence and reality. His work has been exhibited at IHAM Gallery (Paris), Casa NUA (São Paulo), and Artcrush Gallery (Belgium). Most recently, he earned third place in Claire Silver’s AI Art Contest #8. Drawn to the unpredictability of AI and the fragility of existence, he pursues a balance between control and chaos while evolving his eye.