We enjoyed this interrogation of the medium that reflects on artistic control and authorship partnered with the rapid pace of the infusion of generative AI in everything, neither celebrating nor wholly condemning the technology, in this animated short by Aurelijus ฤiupas. 
By turns overpowering and empowering, the piece, divided into two distinct halves seems to ask, if the traditional animator creates the magic motion out a series of static images, what is their role with an infinite number of them? Caution, the video below contains flashing images. More from Aeon Magazine at the link above.
synchronoptica
one year ago: the bicycle from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure on display at the Alamo (with synchronoptica) plus the Epstein files
two years ago: enduring lessons of technology plus a thistle cousin
three years ago: Mary Magdalene
four years ago: the Firth of Cromarty, a banger from Take That plus the North Coast 500
five years ago: Plan 9 from Outer Space
six years ago: white Jesus
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