Legacy – Portraits of the Greats

Legacy – Portraits of the Greats by Jon Carapiet
AI photographs of contemporary and historical figures

This book comprises still images captured from AI reanimation of pictures of the living and dead.

It includes iconic contemporary portraits of today’s most rich and powerful people which were first exhibited as large-scale prints and now, as pop up on-line.

Also included are classical portraits of historical figures long dead.

These anti-AI photographs represent the eternal moment and serve as memento mori in a new age.

Whether you like it or not, the age of AI is here.

In his latest exhibition Legacy, photographer Jon Carapiet uses AI technology to reanimate current well known and powerful figures, creating the sense of a time machine.

“AI has often been used to bring back to life images of the deceased, but Legacy takes this concept to propel audiences to a hypothetical future; encouraging contemplation and meditation on the current state of the world, as if it were the past.” From Culture 101, RNZ, 12:45 pm on 26 November 2023.

Listen to the interview here