What Is This Image Doing Here?

Giselle Hinterholz

About this exposition

This visual essay explores images generated through AI-based expansion of a simple photographic composition. Without commands or prompts, the system infers human gestures, shadows, and presences — inventing what was never there. The project questions authorship, visibility, and the power of symbolic residue when language no longer mediates creation. It is not about representation — it is about refusal, inference, and the unsettling persistence of images beyond intention.

type	research exposition
keywords	Artificial Intelligence, Technical Image, Authorship, Memory, Individuation
date	25/05/2025
published	23/06/2025
last modified	23/06/2025
status	published
share status	private
affiliation	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon
copyright	Giselle Hinterholz
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3709080/3709081
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.3709080
published in	Research Catalogue
external link	www.gisellehinterholz.com

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