This project is an experimental exploration using generative AI models that incorporate NSFW content. Through a process of double content encoding, the resulting images convey profound messages while exploring our interconnectedness with the world around us.
At its core, this project is a deconstruction and reimagining of the visual styles popularized by H.R. Giger and the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft. While drawing inspiration from these sources and their influence on philosophical movements like dark ontology (as explored by Timothy Morton and Eugene Thacker), this work aims to subvert and transform their underlying themes.
At its core, this project is a deconstruction and reimagining of the visual styles popularized by H.R. Giger and the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft. While drawing inspiration from these sources and their influence on philosophical movements like dark ontology (as explored by Timothy Morton and Eugene Thacker), this work aims to subvert and transform their underlying themes.
Where Lovecraft's work often stemmed from xenophobia, misogyny, and a fear of the unknown, this project seeks to replace these negative foundations with desire, tenderness, pleasure, vitality, love, and life. The artwork calls for a reevaluation of our relationships with the surrounding world and ourselves, creating an alternative space where the emphasis is not on standard norms and stereotypes but on possibilities for interaction with others.
A unique aspect of this project is the incorporation of numbers placed directly onto the images. This numbering system mimics the approach of an anthropologist studying an alien world, adding a layer of analytical distance and scientific inquiry to the viewing experience. By doing so, the project invites the audience to approach these AI-generated scenes as if they were documenting and cataloging an unknown realm, encouraging a more detached and observational perspective on the intimate and often erotic content.
The project explores ontological setups that often define our perception of the world, such as ontocentrism, theocentrism, teleocentrism, phallocentrism, and phonocentrism. However, instead of building hierarchies on these setups, it proposes new paths of interaction and dialogue based on Spinoza's ethics and other philosophers continuing his line of thought.
Central to this work is the recognition of the interconnectedness of all beings. As one piece suggests, "We are constantly copulating with the world. It enters us through all our orifices, and we enter it with all our parts." This visceral imagery serves to emphasize our inextricable entanglement with our environment.
A unique aspect of this project is the incorporation of numbers placed directly onto the images. This numbering system mimics the approach of an anthropologist studying an alien world, adding a layer of analytical distance and scientific inquiry to the viewing experience. By doing so, the project invites the audience to approach these AI-generated scenes as if they were documenting and cataloging an unknown realm, encouraging a more detached and observational perspective on the intimate and often erotic content.
The project explores ontological setups that often define our perception of the world, such as ontocentrism, theocentrism, teleocentrism, phallocentrism, and phonocentrism. However, instead of building hierarchies on these setups, it proposes new paths of interaction and dialogue based on Spinoza's ethics and other philosophers continuing his line of thought.
Central to this work is the recognition of the interconnectedness of all beings. As one piece suggests, "We are constantly copulating with the world. It enters us through all our orifices, and we enter it with all our parts." This visceral imagery serves to emphasize our inextricable entanglement with our environment.
The AI-generated images often contain erotic elements, serving as a natalist practice that emphasizes the potentiality of life and its efficacy. This approach creates an alternative space where the focus shifts from standard norms to possibilities for interaction with others, based on desire, tenderness, pleasure, vitality, love, and life.
Rooted in speculative exploration and fiction, this project represents a new movement in contemporary art. It moves beyond saturation with criticism to embrace creativity, allowing for the creation of alternative realities and the exploration of non-violent relationships and dialogue.
The artwork invites viewers to immerse themselves in a different world and discover new perspectives on their place within it. By replacing the transcendent hierarchy often found in Lovecraftian works with an immanent logic inspired by Spinoza, the project emphasizes equality and mutual respect.
Ultimately, this AI-generated art project serves as a journey exploring the boundaries and possibilities of interacting with the world and others. It aims to create a space where respect, love, and life are the foundations of relationships, inviting viewers to reconsider their own interactions with the world around them, all while maintaining the analytical distance of an anthropologist studying an unknown realm.
Rooted in speculative exploration and fiction, this project represents a new movement in contemporary art. It moves beyond saturation with criticism to embrace creativity, allowing for the creation of alternative realities and the exploration of non-violent relationships and dialogue.
The artwork invites viewers to immerse themselves in a different world and discover new perspectives on their place within it. By replacing the transcendent hierarchy often found in Lovecraftian works with an immanent logic inspired by Spinoza, the project emphasizes equality and mutual respect.
Ultimately, this AI-generated art project serves as a journey exploring the boundaries and possibilities of interacting with the world and others. It aims to create a space where respect, love, and life are the foundations of relationships, inviting viewers to reconsider their own interactions with the world around them, all while maintaining the analytical distance of an anthropologist studying an unknown realm.
