Perfect Love #couplegoals #AIgenerated, 2020,2022
VIDEO INSTALLATION ● IMAGES AND CAPTIONS SCRAPED FROM OPEN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS ● AI GENERATED IMAGES ● DIGITAL PRINT
Edition of 3 + 2AP.
The installation presents two datasets of lovers: one composed of images shared by Instagram users, and the other generated by AI models prompted with phrases like “couples in love” and “lovers holding hands.”What kinds of couples do these algorithms produce? Who is excluded—and why? Why, for instance, are lesbian couples or older couples rarely present in AI-generated portrayals of 'ideal' lovers? How do social media and AI shape our perceptions of love, intimacy, and what is deemed acceptable or desirable? Who defines inclusion—and who remains invisible? The politics of training datasets reveal how AI, trained on biased data, often mirrors and reinforces the stereotypes of Western society, creating a feedback loop that naturalizes exclusion.
THE WORK WAS COMMISSIONED FOR THE EXHIBITION MODERN LOVE (OR LOVE IN THE AGE OF COLD INTIMACIES), CURATED BY KATERINA GREGOS.