FROM THE REDWOOD FOREST

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"Summer 2022 – We traveled from LA to Anaheim, Santa Monica, Bakersfield, Monterey Bay, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, Point Reyes, Guerneville, Mountain View, and San Francisco, taking pictures all along the way. It was a family trip capturing the vision and vibes of California. The roads, deserts, fields of artichokes, strawberries, chickpeas, and vineyards of grapes; the ocean, wildlife, and the trees—oh, the trees. The great redwoods. Over 2,000 images fed the model. The abundance of open space and nature has eliminated man-made objects and people from the model, despite the multitude of vehicles photographed."

– Bård Ionson

Photography by Bård, Jennifer, and Liza Grace. Model constructed with StyleGAN2. Output has been selected and manipulated by the artist.

Presented by MakersPlace as part of REIMAGINE TOMORROW, 1954-2024: AI in Context #2, 17–24 November 2024, at Heilig Geist, on the occasion of the AI Biennale in Essen, Germany.