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Maria Mavropoulou’s family photographs evoke a sense of disturbing strangeness: the deformed looks of previous generations betray their artificiality. For Imagined Images, the Greek artist relies on DALL·E 2 software for family stories, personal memories or imaginary moments. Although they are not authentic, the images generated by artificial intelligence evoke events that took place even if she did not actually experience them. These life scenes visually fill in the story of Mavropoulou’s family, whose legacy and archives have not been preserved due to the passage of time and the displacement of her relatives. Both immaterial and confusing, these portraits raise questions: how does technology reshape our understanding of our past? How do these artificial memories influence our sense of belonging and identity?
Exhibition layout and design by Images Vevey and the artist
