Endz of the World - Prints (digital + photopolymer monos)
Title / (prompt): I wake up and find myself in an excluded world
Beyond the Surface: Unearthing Histories with ENDZ OF THE WORLD
Digital Prints: The Genesis of Emergent Narratives
Each digital print in the ENDZ OF THE WORLD series is a story into the untold. The process begins with the meticulous creation of a bespoke visual database, formed by extensively tagging metadata onto scanned images of 19th and 20th-century paintings reflecting the Industrial Revolution, alongside mid-20th-century industrial factory worker images. This carefully curated, closed-source database then served as the foundation for training a specialised learning model. What unfolds is a fascinating interplay: I input collected stories from the 1950s and 60s, or targeted queries derived from my research, into the interface. The resulting visual outputs, which you see here as digital prints, are the machines interpretation of these diverse inputs, offering a contemporary echo of the past through emergent intelligence. Each print's title and its accompanying text represent the precise query or narrative prompt used, providing a direct window into the creative conversation that birthed the works. The seasons long iteration process to get the images I sought, that spoke to the nerve endings in my gut, that gave me a route into stories I knew but had not seen, was a pleasure but also an indication of how the machine is a tool and not this all intelligent concern that has captured society. This approach directly engages with the contemporary landscape of AI and technological innovation, reflecting how the "frogmarch of new technology remains in the hands of a few corporations and an economic system that was born during the industrial revolution."
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DATA SET IMAGES _ TAGGING PROCESSES
Photopolymer Intaglio Monoprints: A Material Dialogue with History
The photopolymer intaglio monoprints within the ENDZ OF THE WORLD series represent a profound material and conceptual dialogue, directly aligning my artistic practice with the very technology of our digital age. At Thameside Print Studio, I immersed myself in the intricate world of photopolymer etching, accruing new skills that bridge historical printmaking with contemporary digital techniques. These photopolymer etchings utilise methods closely related to photolithography, the fundamental process employed in the creation of silicon chips. It is remarkable how both methods harness ultraviolet light to impress intricate intricate patterns onto a substrate – be it a metallic plate for my art or a silicon wafer for microelectronics. This deliberate choice of process transforms digital images, born from machine learning driven queries, into tangible, unique objects, blending historical printmaking materials like carbon-based inks and steel plates with contemporary digital technology.
This is not merely a technical choice; it is a conceptual bridge, asserting the recurring nature of innovation and its profound, often unseen, cultural impacts. Each monoprint physically embodies a dialogue between past and present, offering a representation of missing histories and the enduring legacy of resource extraction, linking the Black Country's industrial origins to today's technological paradigms. Through this hands-on engagement with material and process, I establish a direct conversation between the industrial past and the digital present, exploring how the blueprints of innovation echo across centuries. Owning one of these monoprints means acquiring a unique piece that encapsulates a rich historical narrative while critically engaging with the very cutting-edge technologies shaping our future. These works are not just art; they are a profound statement, an intellectual asset that offers a compelling connection to the deep currents of human ingenuity and its sprawling complexions.
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