Diego Martins' SOPRO: Breathing Architecture in AI Art
Diego Martins, an AI artist and filmmaker, unveils SOPRO, a series that delves into the concept of existence beyond life, depicted through a dreamlike archive filled with coral forests and glowing fog. By utilizing AI as a nuanced translation medium, Martins produces visuals that resemble alveoli and mineral formations. The structures evoke the essence of 1990s urban landscapes, filtered through the subconscious. Frost and fog elements create a haze over reality, with figures blending into their surroundings, transforming into parts of the architecture. The color scheme features whites, grays, blues, and blacks, suggesting themes of containment and alienation. Curator Wiktor V/R likens this work to Monika Sosnowska's explorations and Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. SOPRO appears in creAtiva AI Art Book Vol/9 'ART: it is argument', which includes original text and augmented reality video.
Key facts
- Diego Martins is a filmmaker and AI artist.
- SOPRO is a series that converts space into a breathing system.
- The project is based on a question about life after death and a dream archive.
- AI is used as a tool for sensitive translation, not spectacle.
- The architecture in the series is cold, severe, and brutalist, recalling 1990s urban spaces.
- Frost, ice, snow, and fog act as veils blurring reality.
- Figures merge with the environment, becoming extensions of architecture.
- The chromatic palette includes chalky whites, humid grays, icy blues, and muted blacks.
- Curator Wiktor V/R compares SOPRO to Monika Sosnowska's work and Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker.
- SOPRO is included in creAtiva AI Art Book Vol/9 'ART: it is argument' with original text, voice narrative, and AR video.
Entities
Artists
- Diego Martins
- Monika Sosnowska
- Andrei Tarkovsky
Institutions
- creAtiva AI Art Book
- Galeria Zachęta
- Criterion