Mistaken Identity #3, 2018
by Mario Klingemann
Fine Art Print
Size: 100 x 140 cm
Unique
Description:
The "Neural Glitch" technique, which Mario began exploring in April 2018, involves manipulating fully trained GANs by randomly altering, deleting, or swapping their trained weights. These glitches impact both texture and semantics, causing the models to misinterpret input data in unexpected ways—sometimes suggesting a form of autonomous creativity. In this process, the same input data can yield varied results depending on the glitch, while different inputs processed by the same glitched model chain reveal a coherent style with consistent misinterpretations. Mario’s custom architectures, derived from concepts in pix2pix and pix2pixHD, reduce typical GAN artifacts and offer finer control over details. The outputs are generated entirely from scratch, except for face markers sourced from existing material. Mario often chains multiple GANs with different roles: some generate faces from markers, others create markers from images, and others add textures from incomplete data. Depending on where glitches occur, later models attempt to "heal" these accidents, resulting in surreal compositions—what Mario calls "Neurealism."
"Neural Glitch" serves as a foundation for various series, including Mistaken Identity, a set of three nearly 2-hour videos exhibited at Beyond Festival, ZKM Karlsruhe, in October 2018.
Exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair, Miami, Kate Vass Galerie Booth A43, December 2024
by Mario Klingemann
Fine Art Print
Size: 100 x 140 cm
Unique
Description:
The "Neural Glitch" technique, which Mario began exploring in April 2018, involves manipulating fully trained GANs by randomly altering, deleting, or swapping their trained weights. These glitches impact both texture and semantics, causing the models to misinterpret input data in unexpected ways—sometimes suggesting a form of autonomous creativity. In this process, the same input data can yield varied results depending on the glitch, while different inputs processed by the same glitched model chain reveal a coherent style with consistent misinterpretations. Mario’s custom architectures, derived from concepts in pix2pix and pix2pixHD, reduce typical GAN artifacts and offer finer control over details. The outputs are generated entirely from scratch, except for face markers sourced from existing material. Mario often chains multiple GANs with different roles: some generate faces from markers, others create markers from images, and others add textures from incomplete data. Depending on where glitches occur, later models attempt to "heal" these accidents, resulting in surreal compositions—what Mario calls "Neurealism."
"Neural Glitch" serves as a foundation for various series, including Mistaken Identity, a set of three nearly 2-hour videos exhibited at Beyond Festival, ZKM Karlsruhe, in October 2018.
Exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair, Miami, Kate Vass Galerie Booth A43, December 2024
by Mario Klingemann
Fine Art Print
Size: 100 x 140 cm
Unique
Description:
The "Neural Glitch" technique, which Mario began exploring in April 2018, involves manipulating fully trained GANs by randomly altering, deleting, or swapping their trained weights. These glitches impact both texture and semantics, causing the models to misinterpret input data in unexpected ways—sometimes suggesting a form of autonomous creativity. In this process, the same input data can yield varied results depending on the glitch, while different inputs processed by the same glitched model chain reveal a coherent style with consistent misinterpretations. Mario’s custom architectures, derived from concepts in pix2pix and pix2pixHD, reduce typical GAN artifacts and offer finer control over details. The outputs are generated entirely from scratch, except for face markers sourced from existing material. Mario often chains multiple GANs with different roles: some generate faces from markers, others create markers from images, and others add textures from incomplete data. Depending on where glitches occur, later models attempt to "heal" these accidents, resulting in surreal compositions—what Mario calls "Neurealism."
"Neural Glitch" serves as a foundation for various series, including Mistaken Identity, a set of three nearly 2-hour videos exhibited at Beyond Festival, ZKM Karlsruhe, in October 2018.
Exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair, Miami, Kate Vass Galerie Booth A43, December 2024