Unmasked

Frédéric Vercheval, Belgian composer of film music, questions the new place of AI in our society. He invites us to reflect through a series of black and white photographs or (Photoïd) entitled "Unmasked". Using AI to capture images of musicians, he speaks to the impending upheaval our society will experience in the arts, echoing many artists' concerns about technological change. A deep reflection on the future of the arts in the age of AI. Blurring the tracks, he explores this idea by using an art that is not his, photography. Beyond the surprising result, there emerges from the work a feeling of imbalance caused by the fact that the artist has decided not to retouch the imperfections generated by AI. Indeed, the fingers, the hands, the instrument, the feet of the musicians are sometimes badly made, strange, which creates this visual tension in the photographs, an obvious malaise. His approach testifies to the period of transition we are living in, to the ephemeral of the moment, AI can still be recognized and unmasked, but soon it will no longer be possible.This unique, fascinating and frightening work raises questions about the future of artistic creation. Frédéric Vercheval's reflection invites us to take a step back. His work provokes a reflection on the need to preserve humanity in art. Photography, here plays the role of a mirror, revealing the issues common to all the arts. Are the musicians represented in these photos the representation of their own disappearance ?