Apocryph explores the implications of artificial intelligence imitating human learning and creativity. Can AI fully replace human authors, or does it produce unidentifiable, dubious, or fraudulent works? This project draws parallels with medieval copyist monks, who inherited anonymous status and created infinite variations of texts. The artist trained the StyleGAN2 algorithm on 40 versions of the 15th-century "Book of Hours" to create a new, apocryphal version. The result is a chimera of text and images, questioning the power and ethics of generative algorithms and the authorship of AI-produced works.
Apocryph will be exhibited between 04/10 and 12/10.
Apocryph
about the artist
Nicolas Boillot is a Franco-Swiss digital artist and researcher based in Berlin. With a background in fine arts and digital art, he completed a doctoral thesis on remixing practice in digital art in 2016. His work critiques digital uses and explores the "detournement" of ideas and technologies. Boillot creates digital remixes that challenge traditional notions of copyright and question the growing presence of technology in our lives. He collects texts, images, and videos from online sources and uses computer-based tools to create installations, net art, videos, and prints. His work has been exhibited globally since 2001.
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