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 labelling of) training data of generative image creating ai’s.

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.

it’s speculated that the venus of willendorf is the first self-portrait of a woman.. 


created for: model collapse, 2024

image 1 & copyright: tessa wiegerinck
image 2: ars electronica, tom mesic

generated bodies by seeding_venus