Hypertopographics is a new visual concept and work developed through the collaborative work of world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky and generative AI artist Alkan Avcıoğlu. Expanding upon and reinterpreting the influential New Topographics movement, it investigates contemporary conditions of overwhelming industrial scale, technological complexity, and global interconnectedness. The work emerging from this collaboration embodies an innovative visual language that challenges traditional perceptions of landscape, inviting a profound reconsideration of environments shaped by relentless production, consumption.
At its core, Hypertopographics functions as a critical reflection on humanity’s entanglement with the immense systems we've built, yet struggle to fully comprehend. It questions our ability to meaningfully navigate an increasingly entangled world, highlighting the dissonance between our creations and our capacity to manage their scale and impact. Ultimately, the work becomes a metaphorical exploration of our existence within a hyperreality defined by excess, where humanity's imprint continually surpasses our own understanding. Representing a groundbreaking artistic dialogue, this collaboration stands as a pioneering intersection of photography and AI, marking a significant moment in contemporary art history.
Unique (+2 APs) archival pigment print
56 x 84 in.
Float framed in hardwood
Signed on verso
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