Tezos

A PLACE OF REST

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*A PLACE OF REST* - From the series "Dark NeceCities." This piece has been generated from an AI algorithm with human customization, input, refinements, and iterations. — This piece is the *fourth* of a series of evolutions and refinements. Greater specificity has been added to the details and form factor of the shapes of the buildings and structures themselves. This has created more customization with how the buildings come to life. This is probably the last piece where I'll specifically address those refinements as every piece is an evolution and growth process in some way - regardless of the explicit level of detail. The title (and driving force behind this creation) stems from my continued exploration of picturing (or otherwise artificially photographing) unreal cities and alternate places in a way that feels distant and familiar all at once. In *A PLACE OF REST* inspiration is drawn from a post-pandemic world where fixtures of architecture that once represented luxury and excess, or even relaxation and aspiration, begin to look eerily desolate and looming in the absence of human inhabitation. There is an almost postcard-like sensibility to this final output. Again, working through tens of rounds of iterations and language tweaking to guide the algorithm, I integrate into the final piece in a way that I feel is complementary and not overly divergent. Unlike some of the previous pieces, while the color is not injected into the scene itself, my graphic and type design background has led me to inject small bits of color in minimal ways as an almost layout and design application. There's a sense of questioning whether you see the glass half full or half empty (I think) when you look at this scene: Are we envisioning a work in progress mecca or labyrinth of a building that will beautifully welcome you in from the coastline? Or are we seeing a once iconic, staple of a city that is past its prime and is now in disarray due to unforeseen circumstances? This is an evolving process. Journey is always the reward in this case. - Comp3tta, 2022

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