seeding sculpture, 2024

250 x 450 x 250  

is a generative reinterpretation of the venus of willendorf figure . . .

based on an image of the venus, donated body parts and prompts a new body is generated in attempt to hack current perceptions, standards and interpretations of beauty and femininity that are limited to the training data of algorithms.

in the cybersculpture seeding_venus you see marquee’s that show in all caps how the original venus of willendorf figure is labeled in datasets, and in lower case the prompts added to the creation of new images to break this gaze.

seeding_venus starts an infinite procession of venuses when a light is shed on the cybersculpture.
as it’s speculated that the venus of willendorf is the first self-portrait of a woman.. it shows the evolution from such singular representations, in current times playing with the still singular representations in datasets.


created for: model collapse, 2024

image & copyright: tessa wiegerinck

generated bodies by seeding_venus