Shadows Study, 2022
by Kevin Abosch
Fine Art Print + Video work
Size: 60 x 40 cm
Exhibited at "Art Salon Budapest - Interthinking" exhibition
Description:
With Shadow Study, I investigate the interplay between light, form, and perception, using machine learning algorithms and AI to build a "weak model" trained on hundreds of my own images of shadows cast by human figures. The output of the model is a tangle of shadows that resembles abstract graffiti more than the result of human forms occluding directional light. The shadow becomes a space of transformation, where hidden elements challenge our understanding of form. Far from mere absences, shadows hold the potential to reveal what lies beyond the object that casts them. This work reflects my long interest cryptography and how studying the process of encryption itself—without necessarily decrypting—can offer insights into hidden structures. Like encrypted data, shadows distort their origins, shaped by external forces that alter perception.
Through the intervention of AI, the logical connection between object and shadow dissolves, creating space for new interpretations and possibilities. The psychological "shadow," as Carl Jung describes, also informs this work. Through abstraction, Shadow Study explores identity and the unconscious, using digital media to unearth hidden truths. Shadows—both literal and metaphorical—reveal the boundary between perception and truth.
by Kevin Abosch
Fine Art Print + Video work
Size: 60 x 40 cm
Exhibited at "Art Salon Budapest - Interthinking" exhibition
Description:
With Shadow Study, I investigate the interplay between light, form, and perception, using machine learning algorithms and AI to build a "weak model" trained on hundreds of my own images of shadows cast by human figures. The output of the model is a tangle of shadows that resembles abstract graffiti more than the result of human forms occluding directional light. The shadow becomes a space of transformation, where hidden elements challenge our understanding of form. Far from mere absences, shadows hold the potential to reveal what lies beyond the object that casts them. This work reflects my long interest cryptography and how studying the process of encryption itself—without necessarily decrypting—can offer insights into hidden structures. Like encrypted data, shadows distort their origins, shaped by external forces that alter perception.
Through the intervention of AI, the logical connection between object and shadow dissolves, creating space for new interpretations and possibilities. The psychological "shadow," as Carl Jung describes, also informs this work. Through abstraction, Shadow Study explores identity and the unconscious, using digital media to unearth hidden truths. Shadows—both literal and metaphorical—reveal the boundary between perception and truth.
by Kevin Abosch
Fine Art Print + Video work
Size: 60 x 40 cm
Exhibited at "Art Salon Budapest - Interthinking" exhibition
Description:
With Shadow Study, I investigate the interplay between light, form, and perception, using machine learning algorithms and AI to build a "weak model" trained on hundreds of my own images of shadows cast by human figures. The output of the model is a tangle of shadows that resembles abstract graffiti more than the result of human forms occluding directional light. The shadow becomes a space of transformation, where hidden elements challenge our understanding of form. Far from mere absences, shadows hold the potential to reveal what lies beyond the object that casts them. This work reflects my long interest cryptography and how studying the process of encryption itself—without necessarily decrypting—can offer insights into hidden structures. Like encrypted data, shadows distort their origins, shaped by external forces that alter perception.
Through the intervention of AI, the logical connection between object and shadow dissolves, creating space for new interpretations and possibilities. The psychological "shadow," as Carl Jung describes, also informs this work. Through abstraction, Shadow Study explores identity and the unconscious, using digital media to unearth hidden truths. Shadows—both literal and metaphorical—reveal the boundary between perception and truth.