EIDOLONS
As referenced in Walt Whitman's poem of the same name, an eidolon is a representation or image of an idea, phantom, a mirage, an ideal, a form.
In one frame, multiple looping videos ghost in and out of focus. Mutations take form then dissipate. Imagery that I photographed in the spring of the human body and of unfurling ferns morph with imagery collected from the internet of biomorphic sculptures and cell towers. These morphs were created by inputting imagery into an AI platform: Playform. Subsequently I used the photographic stills produced by Playform to create videos.
Biomorphic sculptures were chosen because they are sculptures that evoke bodily and organic forms and because of their physical presence and wide recognition as Sculpture. The screen collapses and flattens the three dimensional and physical. However, the looping and changing imagery suggests threads of continuation and evolution. New patterns emerge in relation to content and the contribution of AI. Some of the patterns reflect actual occurrences in the environment. For example, with the introduction of the cell tower into the morphs, patterns reflective of smoke, forest fires, and forms breaking down into the atmosphere appear.
The videos in the collage are small files embracing low resolution while considering data storage and its impact on the environment.
In one frame, multiple looping videos ghost in and out of focus. Mutations take form then dissipate. Imagery that I photographed in the spring of the human body and of unfurling ferns morph with imagery collected from the internet of biomorphic sculptures and cell towers. These morphs were created by inputting imagery into an AI platform: Playform. Subsequently I used the photographic stills produced by Playform to create videos.
Biomorphic sculptures were chosen because they are sculptures that evoke bodily and organic forms and because of their physical presence and wide recognition as Sculpture. The screen collapses and flattens the three dimensional and physical. However, the looping and changing imagery suggests threads of continuation and evolution. New patterns emerge in relation to content and the contribution of AI. Some of the patterns reflect actual occurrences in the environment. For example, with the introduction of the cell tower into the morphs, patterns reflective of smoke, forest fires, and forms breaking down into the atmosphere appear.
The videos in the collage are small files embracing low resolution while considering data storage and its impact on the environment.