Robert Frank’s The Americans is considered a classic of documentary photography. Even 50 years after its publication, the book is said to authentically mirror American society. However, since then, not only the subject matter depicted but also the medium used have changed dramatically. What truths can the Americans reflect in times of AI image generation and Make America Great Again?
In a series of experiments, New Americans examines how both the photographic image, as well as Americans’ self-image and their image in the eyes of the world are shifting.
Learning Edition
A comprehensive look at the possibilities for reinterpreting the image of Americans. The Learning Edition helps explain how changes in specific parameters lead to different outcomes in communication.
The experimental setup maps the entire 83-image sequence of The Americans onto a coordinate system consisting of 1,100 cells. The position determines the degree of transformation of each individual image.
Presidential Edition
What The Americans can be is constantly changing—and often seems to be shaped by a single person. The Presidential Edition places this image of The Americans in a historical context.
This month: Tyler vs. Truman
Contact Sheet GAN
Impressions from a GAN trained on Robert Frank’s contact sheets.
Contact Sheet Panorama
An algorithmic attempt to assemble the many layers of a contact sheet.
Important Subjects
Offering simplified answers to complex questions using algorithmic subject recognition.
Deep Posing
A closer look at how algorithmic image recognition operates.
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