almost invisible

ABOUT THE WORK

A longer description of the genesis of this project is forthcoming. In the meantime, here is the 100 word blurb that accompanied this work in the exhibition “Every Day We Have to Invent the Reality of This World/AI Post-Photography” at the U.C. Riverside California Museum of Photography (October 7, 2023 to March 3, 2024):

In my first experiments with AI, I probed the dataset. I prompted with just my name and work to see if something similar would be produced. It wasn't. What I got back instead were odd Asian figures in static poses, devoid of context. Data bias?

Intrigued, I continued to probe. I also began interrupting the AI mid-thought, as it tended towards overcooked and somewhat grotesque results. Better.

The resulting series of indistinct yet distinctly Asian figures resonated with me as an echo of the Asian experience in Western society.