IMPOSTER NATURE
IMPOSTER NATURE
“ Research Artwork about AI”
2024
Impostor Nature is a work that questions whether a sense of “deep” nature can be evoked through artificial processes. Created with the support of AI tools, the project takes the form of two video compilations and serves as both an artwork and a conversation starter.
Rather than presenting AI as a neutral tool, the work openly reflects on the tension between authorship, authenticity, emotion, and value in art. During the making process, the project raised a series of urgent questions: Can AI-generated art be considered a legitimate form of art? Does the artist lose integrity when designing with AI? Is the outcome still authentic, or merely a simulation of human creativity? And how do we judge the cultural, emotional, or financial value of art made through artificial systems?
For me, the project also emerged from a personal discomfort. While I contributed to the final result, the generated imagery felt less personal and at times produced a sense of impostor syndrome. The satisfaction that usually comes with making was partly absent. At the same time, the process remained fascinating, inspiring, and filled with possibility. That tension lies at the core of the work.
Presented at Meralda Expo at BROEI in Ghent in September 2024, Impostor Nature invited viewers not only to look, but to reflect. The installation was accompanied by questions addressed to the audience, encouraging an open dialogue on the meaning and future of creativity in the age of AI.
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Rather than presenting AI as a neutral tool, the work openly reflects on the tension between authorship, authenticity, emotion, and value in art. During the making process, the project raised a series of urgent questions: Can AI-generated art be considered a legitimate form of art? Does the artist lose integrity when designing with AI? Is the outcome still authentic, or merely a simulation of human creativity? And how do we judge the cultural, emotional, or financial value of art made through artificial systems?
For me, the project also emerged from a personal discomfort. While I contributed to the final result, the generated imagery felt less personal and at times produced a sense of impostor syndrome. The satisfaction that usually comes with making was partly absent. At the same time, the process remained fascinating, inspiring, and filled with possibility. That tension lies at the core of the work.
Presented at Meralda Expo at BROEI in Ghent in September 2024, Impostor Nature invited viewers not only to look, but to reflect. The installation was accompanied by questions addressed to the audience, encouraging an open dialogue on the meaning and future of creativity in the age of AI.
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