By contextualising contemporary uses of
photography generated or analysed with the help of
artificial intelligence, this book offers a critical reflection on the aesthetic, political and theoretical stakes of these technologies.
How does artificial intelligence affect the way we represent reality? Is it still photography? How have artists engaged with these new tools? Above all, what do these practices reveal about the changes in how we use and perceive images, within a media infrastructure undergoing profound transformation?
By contextualising contemporary uses of photography generated or analysed with the help of artificial intelligence, this book offers a critical reflection on the aesthetic, political and theoretical stakes of these technologies. Through an examination of the work of a dozen artists, it interrogates the reconfiguration of the photographic image, while questioning the capacity of artistic forms to account for the contemporary world
Claus Gunti is an art historian and curator based in Lausanne. He is a lecturer and researcher at the
École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL). He is co-founder of the journal
Transbordeur, the
Superscripte series at the
Centre de la photographie Genève, and the exhibition space Sludge. His interests lie in contemporary photographic experimentation and digital cultures.
