PHOTOGRAPHY
with Marco De Mutiis
The course, tutored by Marco De Mutiis, explored how emotions are being exploited and transformed by social media practices and aesthetics (e.g. influencer photography and CGI, operational beauty and weaponized cuteness), as well as through recent image technologies (e.g. generative AI platforms and text-to-image services).
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Milo Keller, Marco De Mutiis
The MAST Foundation is presenting the seventh edition of Foto/Industria, the world's first biennial event devoted to photography of industry and work, at a number of historic venues in Bologna and at MAST. The 12 exhibitions in Foto/Industria 2023 represent a chronology of points of view on the theme of PLAY, from the end of the 19th century to the present day. They offer an opportunity to observe and delve into the research of a selection of international artists. The ECAL is presenting an exhibition of its research project Automated Photography. An increasing number of images are produced autonomously by machines for machines with a gradual exclusion of any human intervention. Automated Photography is a research project developed by the Master Photography that addresses this situation by examining the technologies of image production and distribution such as: machine learning, CGI, photogrammetry.
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Marco De Mutiis
Artificial Photography looks at the recent and current developments in computational forms of image-making. The course focuses on the ways in which algorithmic imaging systems have been shaping the role of the photographer and the material and aesthetic properties of images, challenging the traditional understanding of photography. Through a series of lectures and workshops, Artificial Photography will specifically centre on so-called AI image generators and Text-to-Image software, addressing notions of truth and photographic manipulation, image labour and digital economies, agency and authorship, circulation and networked images, representational bias and discrimination, ownership and political imaginations.
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Marco De Mutiis
The course focuses on the relationship between photography and play, and rethinks the role of the photographer as player. Students learned about notions of gamification of the image as well as image play as a form of artistic intervention, questioning systems of value creation and image economies. During the semester, students looked at contemporary and more historical artworks, as well as vernacular positions, engaging with the way artists and photographers submit or subvert rules, conform to or rebel against image systems, and ultimately ‘win’ or ‘lose’ the game. The course also introduced practical tools, learning the foundations of creative programming and how to (mis)use software and automated imaging systems.
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Marco De Mutiis
In this one week intensive workshop, digital curator Marco de Mutiis tasked the students with creating a photographic project through a process of gameification, or with otherwise automated processes.
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Marco De Mutiis
2nd year Automated Photography course tutored by Marco De Mutiis.
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Salomé Chatriot, Charlie Engman, Simon Lehner Milo Keller, Marco De Mutiis, Claus Gunti, Clément Lambelet, Giulia Bini, Simone Niquille
Soft Photography is a research project conducted by the Master of Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne with the support of the HES-SO. It aims to shed light on the role of human emotions in the creation and reception of images produced using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or computer-generated imagery (CGI).