Jon Carapiet

Born in Ghana, of Anglo-Armenian heritage and raised in England. Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand.

BA (Hons) in archaeology, anthropology and art history, University of Cambridge.
M.Phil, Elam School of Fine Art, University of Auckland.

Historical, spiritual, humanitarian and global themes are explored in my work which positions me as an outsider artist with limited commercial appeal or recognition.

I embrace key tenets of classical analogue photography as a political stance in the face of technological onslaught. My work photographs the technology of the mass media, commercial advertising, and AI itself, with the intention of critiquing technology and revealing a human-centred meaning and emotional connection.

See:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/culture-101/audio/2018916801/using-ai-photography-to-reconnect-with-humanity