Pictures, I think.

In the work Pictures, I think, from which the exhibition in St. Gallen (Manor Prize, St.Gallen, 2019) takes its title, an algorithm generates constantly changing new exhibition titles for the presentation. An image recognition program uses a pool of photographs that are uploaded at irregular intervals from the artist’s iPhone. The computer program produces a description of the image and displays it on two monitors without revealing the image it is based on. For example, it shows descriptions such as “A close-up of a person, I think.” If the contents of the photograph are not recognized by the program, it displays the phrase “Pictures, I think.” Thus, the image analysis in the work depends on the ability of a computer program to recognize and describe the image.

Pictures, I think., 2019

2 monitors, algorithm, network, 
In collaboration with Carlo Jörges


Installation View: Kunstmuseum St.Gallen

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