Androgynous and Mixed Race Human Face

This work is composed of several hexagonal wooden tiles and a book. These tiles have engraved drawings of androgynous and mixed race human faces generated by AI. These drawing tiles can be installed in various ways of the conference exhibition site as needed. The audience will be able to appreciate the details of this work installed on the site.

My early experiments in 2017 involved delving into the realm of machine learning algorithms to generate portraits. I began by utilizing the renowned Celeb-A dataset, which, although acknowledged for its limitation in accurately representing the diverse spectrum of human beings on Earth, served as a starting point for my exploration. Employing the MMD-GAN algorithm, I discovered a fascinating outcome: the constant generation of human faces that exhibited an intriguing ambiguity in terms of gender, age, and race. To the algorithm, they were merely human faces, stripped of the societal constructs that often define our perceptions. This experiment fueled my inspiration to embark upon a new creative journey using one of the latest generative AI advancements, Dall-E 2, to envision and depict androgynous and mixed race human faces. I have etched these captivating visages onto hexagonal wooden tiles, employing the precision of laser-cutting technology. The natural colors and the lingering warm burnt aroma emitted by the wooden tiles serve to evoke a sense of connection to our own skin, devoid of any judgment that may be superimposed upon it. These hexagonal panels possess the versatility to be arranged in various configurations, expanding their boundaries in all directions.