to feign

This work explores the transformation of the human face through processes of image optimization using artificial intelligence. Starting from close-up portraits, each image is repeatedly subjected to noise reduction algorithms, sharpening, lighting correction, color temperature adjustment, and facial restoration. The repetition of this process generates a progressive drift, producing an image that no longer corresponds to the original person.

The project questions a deeply ingrained behavior in contemporary visual culture: the constant desire to optimize one's own image, to appear a certain way. In this context, the work presents a paradox: the more one seeks to perfect an image, the further it moves away from what it represents. Algorithmic optimization ultimately becomes a form of identity erasure.

Each person is identified by a letter, while the numbers indicate the iterations applied to the original image. This nomenclature emphasises the sequential and cumulative nature of the work, positioning each image as part of a progression in which algorithmic repetition produces a gradual transformation of the face.

• Typology: wall installation composed of twenty pieces arranged in a grid (recommended spacing of 2 cm between pieces).
• Procedure: sequential modification of the portrait using artificial intelligence algorithms that analyze, interpret, and enhance image quality.
• Technique and materials: printing with pigmented inks on 100% cotton paper, matte finish, mounted on Dibond® aluminum with a floating frame.
• Dimensions of each piece: 40 × 40 cm
• Installation dimensions: 166 × 208 cm (height × width), including recommended spacing.