tangled.in.numbers

Experiments in latent space

[Boris Eldagsen @BorisEldagsen]

When #RogerBallen opens a photography centre, he does it with a bang.

I’m #curating the inaugural show: PSYCHOPOMP! AI Images as an Expression of the Unconscious Mind.

Why AI in a #photographymuseum?
AI appears as photography’s unsettling double, its strongest rival, inviting us to define photography more sharply by contrast. By confronting what photography is not, we see more clearly what it is: a medium rooted in physical reality, tangible objects, and the manipulation of light.

As curator, I selected AI-generated works that share @rogerballen 's #psychological intensity but differ in process. Photography engages directly with real spaces, bodies, and materials; #promptography operates entirely in the virtual. This eliminates the physical relationship between artist and subject, shifting image-making into an internal, imagined space. Where most photographers are present in the world, the AI artist works within a blackbox of algorithmic possibility.

In mythology, a psychopomp (from the Greek psychopompós, “guide of souls”) escorts the dead to the afterlife. For psychologist #CGJung, the psychopomp mediates between unconscious and conscious realms. Here, AI functions in this role. The artists use AI as a tool of “active imagination”, a Jungian technique for exploring hidden or suppressed aspects of the psyche. They reject AI’s glossy surfaces, instead producing imagery that is #uncanny, absurd, or unsettling. These works invite you, the viewer, to reflect, self-confront, and consider integrating what has been denied or unacknowledged.

👉 Public Opening Wednesday, 03 September 2025

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Images by
Arminda da Silva (South Africa)
@__Infrarouge (France)
@alsoguppyme_ (Singapore)
@boriseldagsen (Germany)
@crudguts (Brazil)
@ian_haig2.0
Roeland Heijne aka monstr within (Netherlands)
Placenta Shake (Croatia)
@rashedhaq (Bangladesh / USa)
@snadwich_yes (Italy)
Rosemberg aka the forbidden toys (Spain)

Videos by
Augustin Rebetez (Switzerland)
@BengtTibert (Poland)
@estherhunziker (Switzerland)
@mind_wank (USA)
@Synthetic_Pink (Belgium)
@tangledNnumbers (Australia)
Them Realms (Sweden)
@vince_fraser (UK)

Happy and grateful to collaborate with these artists. Together we explore AI as a tool for inner worlds - while reminding ourselves that photography’s unique power remains its authenticity.

Boris Eldagsen

#aiimages #aiimage
#synthography #joburg
#johannesburg

[tangled.in.numbers @tangledNnumbers]

[SOUND ON] Midjourney Video Experiments #aiart #vfx #videoart

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#glitchcore #postphotography #aiart

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#glitchart #postphotography

[Flux Research @fluxresearch]

Just submitted some of my pieces from The Artist's Hands Take Flight collection to @GalerieMet!

https://t.co/pJryL5VbL2

[Galerie Met @GalerieMet]

Last few days to submit your AI works to the open call “Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery!”

Open Call: Synthetic Realities
Exhibition: May 24 – June 07, 2025
Venue: Galerie Met, Mariannenstrasse 33, 10999 Berlin
Collaborator: Prompt Forum
Sponsor: Kaiber
Jury team: @tangledNnumbers, Clint Enns, @PabloRadice, @ivonatau, Yichen Zhou

The rise of AI-generated imagery forces us to reconsider what authenticity means in a world where the synthetic and the real seamlessly blend. Traditionally tied to an artist’s presence, the verifiability of a captured moment, or originality, authenticity now faces new questions: Who—or what—is the author of an AI-generated image? Does authenticity lie in intent, process, or result? If an AI-generated image moves us, provokes thought, or unveils hidden structures within our world, does it not achieve a kind of truth? The exhibition Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery invites artists to explore these tensions—whether by embracing AI’s uncanny visual narratives or interrogating its ethical and conceptual limits.

We are seeking image and video works that explore how artificial intelligence tools can reflect or distort our perception of reality.

Selected works will be exhibited at Galerie Met, and our sponsor @KaiberAI will provide the chosen artists with 1,500 Kaiber credits and a three-month Pro subscription.

Submission deadline: April 15th, 2025 23:59 CET
Submission link: https://t.co/0ZQR9X9KFD

Video by @tangledNnumbers

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#opencall #ai #aiart #aiphotography #aivideo #promptforum #galeriemet

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#AIart #Opencall

[Prompt Forum @PromptForum]

LESS THAN 2 WEEKS to SUBMIT for an exhibition at @GalerieMet, Kreuzberg, Berlin. #opencall #aiart

We seek image/video works exploring how AI reflects or distorts the reality of world.

Thank you to our sponsor @KaiberAI

https://t.co/o9BKzwpggM

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@CadizFFM @GalerieMet @PromptForum thank you!!

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#AIART #OPENCALL

[Galerie Met @GalerieMet]

Open Call: Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery
Exhibition: May 24 – June 07, 2025
Venue: Galerie Met, Mariannenstrasse 33, 10999 Berlin
Collaborator: Prompt Forum
Sponsor: Kaiber

Galerie Met is thrilled to collaborate with @PromptForum on the AI photography exhibition "Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery," taking place at our gallery in Berlin from May 24 to June 07, 2025.

The rise of AI-generated imagery forces us to reconsider what authenticity means in a world where the synthetic and the real seamlessly blend. Traditionally tied to an artist’s presence, the verifiability of a captured moment, or originality, authenticity now faces new questions: Who—or what—is the author of an AI-generated image? Does authenticity lie in intent, process, or result? If an AI-generated image moves us, provokes thought, or unveils hidden structures within our world, does it not achieve a kind of truth? The exhibition Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery invites artists to explore these tensions—whether by embracing AI’s uncanny visual narratives or interrogating its ethical and conceptual limits.

We are seeking image and video works that explore how artificial intelligence tools can reflect or distort our perception of reality.

Selected works will be exhibited at Galerie Met, and our sponsor @KaiberAI will provide the chosen artists with 1,500 Kaiber credits and a three-month Pro subscription. A distinguished panel of judges will make the final selection—details to be announced soon.

Submission deadline: April 15th, 2025
Submission link: https://t.co/0ZQR9X9KFD

Video by @tangledNnumbers.

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#opencall #ai #aiart #aiphotography #aivideo

[Galerie Met @GalerieMet]

Open Call: Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery
Exhibition: May 24 – June 07, 2025
Venue: Galerie Met, Mariannenstrasse 33, 10999 Berlin
Collaborator: Prompt Forum
Sponsor: Kaiber

Galerie Met is thrilled to collaborate with @PromptForum on the AI photography exhibition "Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery," taking place at our gallery in Berlin from May 24 to June 07, 2025.

The rise of AI-generated imagery forces us to reconsider what authenticity means in a world where the synthetic and the real seamlessly blend. Traditionally tied to an artist’s presence, the verifiability of a captured moment, or originality, authenticity now faces new questions: Who—or what—is the author of an AI-generated image? Does authenticity lie in intent, process, or result? If an AI-generated image moves us, provokes thought, or unveils hidden structures within our world, does it not achieve a kind of truth? The exhibition Synthetic Realities: Authenticity in the Age of AI Imagery invites artists to explore these tensions—whether by embracing AI’s uncanny visual narratives or interrogating its ethical and conceptual limits.

We are seeking image and video works that explore how artificial intelligence tools can reflect or distort our perception of reality.

Selected works will be exhibited at Galerie Met, and our sponsor @KaiberAI will provide the chosen artists with 1,500 Kaiber credits and a three-month Pro subscription. A distinguished panel of judges will make the final selection—details to be announced soon.

Submission deadline: April 15th, 2025
Submission link: https://t.co/0ZQR9X9KFD

Video by @tangledNnumbers.

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#opencall #ai #aiart #aiphotography #aivideo

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'Entropic Summer' #aiart @FellowshipAi

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#AIart #opencall Exhibition in Berlin - Submit Video or Image

[Prompt Forum @PromptForum]

Submit your AI work by Apr 15 for an exhibition in May @GalerieMet, Kreuzberg, Berlin.

We seek image/video works exploring how AI reflects or distorts the reality of world.

Thank you to our sponsor @KaiberAI

https://t.co/o9BKzwoIre

image by @tangledNnumbers

[Prompt Forum @PromptForum]

Submit your AI work by Apr 15 for an exhibition in May @GalerieMet, Kreuzberg, Berlin.

We seek image/video works exploring how AI reflects or distorts the reality of world.

Thank you to our sponsor @KaiberAI

https://t.co/o9BKzwoIre

image by @tangledNnumbers

[tangled.in.numbers @tangledNnumbers]

@stonekaiju @LumaLabsAI thank you!!

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[SOUND ON]
'Whiplash' - made with @LumaLabsAI #DreamMachine

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@globe_wandrer @Magnific_AI @FellowshipAi @PromptForum Sorry not sure what you are asking.

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'Entropic Summer' - Upscaled with
@Magnific_AI
#postphotography
@FellowshipAi

@PromptForum

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@dancevatar @LumaLabsAI thanks so much !

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@ktboldy thank you!

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@spiritform @Magnific_AI @FellowshipAi @PromptForum thanks so much!

[tangled.in.numbers @tangledNnumbers]

'Entropic Summer' - Upscaled with
@Magnific_AI #postphotography @FellowshipAi
@PromptForum