Cursed (Hardcover)

Hardcover. In Cursed, Charlie Engman exploits generative AIs uncanny misrepresentations of the physical world to highlight the pleasure, humour, and horror of our bodies. Through this engrossing portfolio of images, we repeatedly experience AIs characteristic slippage between expectation and outcome, confronting our preconceptions of how bodies should be, and how they should look. Can simulation and collective knowledge lead to innovation and individuation, or does this recycling of image and ideas mean we are doomed to repeat our failures? Can AIs detachment from reality help better illuminate the blessings and curses of living in a human body?Cursed stands as a testament to Engmans visionary role in a rapidly evolving and highly contentious field, offering an immersive exploration of uncharted artistic territories and proposing a new paradigm for the future and possibilities of photography. In Cursed, Charlie Engman exploits AIs misrepresentations of the physical world to highlight the pleasure, humour, and horror of the human body. Through this portfolio of images, we repeatedly experience a slippage between expectation and outcome, confronting our preconceptions of how bodies should be and how they should look. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…