Al Gahaku Variations / 2020
3 Selfportraits transformed with Al Gahaku App in 10 Variations each (30 in total), intern web-based presentation on tablet
The self-portrait has historically served as a powerful reflection of identity, self-perception, and cultural narrative. In the digital age, the use of digital tools—from smartphone cameras to AI-powered art apps—has enabled artists to not only capture their likeness but to further transform, filter, and reinterpret their self-images in previously unimaginable ways.
The integration of AI and machine learning in digital art tools, as seen in this portrait series, opens entirely new forms of creative interpretation and self-dialogue. By democratizing high-level transformation tools, artists and viewers are invited to question notions of authorship, authenticity, and the evolving meaning of identity in the networked age.
In the end, whether filtered, transformed, or rearranged, the recreated self-image becomes an ongoing, collaborative dialogue—between artist, algorithm, and audience—continuing and expanding the age-old tradition of the self-portrait for the digital era.