2023
Le même exercice en 2023, avec Midjourney v5
Midjourney (lien externe) est un outil de génération d'images qui s'appuie sur de l'apprentissage profond (deep learning). Le système attend une instruction textuelle, nommée "prompt" pour générer une planche de 4 images. Il permet ensuite de demander un nouveau calcul de l'ensemble, des variantes d'une des images, ou un recalcul en plus haute définition d'une image choisie. L'outil s'appuie sur un ensemble très large de textes et d'images, et réutilise donc le patrimoine informationnel dont il dispose.
En revanche, comme tous les moteurs appuyés sur de l'apprentissage profond, il n'a pas de conscience de ce qu'il produit, et ne peut détailler le processus, c'est un jeu d'assemblage guidé statistiquement. On peut rapprocher l'outil de l'écriture automatique ou des collages surréalistes d'André Breton ou Max Ernst, mais pratiqué par un système à la fois immensément vaste et complètement idiot.
L'expérience proposée ici rapproche, confronte et mélange deux objets culturels : la série japonaise Neon Genesis Evangelion, et le dessinateur français Gustave Doré. Le système propose des croisements et compositions, sur lesquels un humain doit faire un travail de curation. Les résultats présentent de nombreux accidents, des détails étranges, des espaces inachevés, souvent des compositions puissantes, parfois des éléments très gracieux.
Au-delà de la production plastique elle-même, cela questionne le rapport à l'outil technique et la nature de la création. Une vision se dessine, celle d'un magma sémiotique qui évolue par mutations, sélections, déformations : une sorte de darwinisme graphique qui recycle sans fin, sans but, sans conscience. Mais pas sans impact écologique et attentionnel !
Le même exercice en 2023, avec Midjourney v5
Angel Attack
Droits réservés : "Not long after arriving in Tokyo-3, Shinji Ikari finds himself forced into battle against the invading Angels in the cockpit of Evangelion Unit-01." - evangelion - wood engraving by Gustave Doré - black lines --ar 16:9
Unfamiliar Ceiling / The Beast
Droits réservés : "In the aftermath of his battle with an Angel, Shinji must come to terms with the trauma he endured." - evangelion - wood engraving by Gustave Doré - black lines --ar 16:9
The Phone That Doesn't Ring / A Transfer
Droits réservés : "Shinji transfers to a new middle school, where two of his classmates learn just how horrific piloting an Eva can be." - evangelion - wood engraving by Gustave Doré - black lines --ar 16:9
Rain, After the Escape / Hedgehog's Dilemma
Droits réservés : "After another traumatizing battle, Shinji runs away, unable to face the prospect of piloting the Eva again." - evangelion - wood engraving by Gustave Doré - black lines --ar 16:9
Beyond Rei's Heart / Rei I
Droits réservés : "With another Angel attack looming over the horizon, Shinji attempts to better understand fellow pilot Rei Ayanami." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré --ar 16:9
Showdown in Tokyo-3 / Rei II
Droits réservés : "With an Angel threatening to break into NERV, Misato Katsuragi enacts a daring plan to harness Japan's entire power grid as a weapon." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré --ar 16:9 --uplight
A Human Work
Droits réservés : "A rival corporation shows off a new autonomous weapon to replace the Evas, only for the first test run of the weapon to go horrifically awry." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré --ar 16:9 --uplight
Asuka Strikes!
Droits réservés : "In the open sea, Shinji and his friends meet another Eva pilot: the hot-headed ace Asuka Langley Soryu." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré --ar 16:9
Moment, Heart, Together / Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!
Droits réservés : "When an Angel proves too much of a match for either Shinji or Asuka alone, the two feuding pilots must set aside their differences to emerge victorious." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré --ar 16:9
Magma Diver
Droits réservés : "With an Angel lurking deep in the depths of volcanic magma, Asuka must use new experimental Eva gear to contain it, or else destroy it." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
In the Still Darkness / The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still
Droits réservés : "With Tokyo-3's power grid down, NERV must find a way to destroy an Angel without access to their technology." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
The Value of a Miracle is... / She Said, "Don't Make Others Suffer for Your Personal Hatred"
Droits réservés : "With an Angel threatening to destroy a large swath of Japan by crashing into it from high orbit, it's a race against time as the Eva pilots rush to intercept it." - evangelion - line engraving by Gustave Doré - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
Angel Invasion / Lilliputian Hitcher
Droits réservés : "An Angel is attacking NERV directly by forcing itself into their computers, threatening to destroy them unless the scientific leaders of the organization can root it out." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
SEELE, Throne of Souls / Weaving a Story
Droits réservés : "Throne of Souls" - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
Lies and Silence / Those Women Longed for the Touch of Other's Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses
Droits réservés : "Ryoji Kaji, a NERV spy and Misato's old flame, looks into NERV's dark secrets as he rekindles his relationship with the woman he loves."
Sickness unto death, and... / Splitting of the Breast
Droits réservés : "Trapped in the belly of an Angel threatening the city, Shinji goes on an introspective journey which leads him to the true source of Unit-01's power..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic
Fourth CHILD
Droits réservés : "NERV is to receive another Evangelion, Unit-03. This raises the question of who should pilot the machine..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
A Life Choice / Ambivalence
Droits réservés : "An Angel takes control of Unit-03, trapping its pilot while going on a rampage and forcing Shinji into a dire situation: fend off the Angel and risk the pilot's life, or die..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
A Man's Battle / Introjection
Droits réservés : "Shinji resigns from NERV, only for another Angel to attack NERV and push him back into the fray." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
Form of the Mind, Form of the Man / Weaving a Story 2
Droits réservés : "Oral Stage: Shinji has gone missing following the previous battle, his soul trapped inside Unit-01 as Kaji continues to dig into NERV's darkest secrets..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
The Birth of Nerv / He was aware that he was still a child
Droits réservés : "SEELE questions NERV's vice-commander Fuyutsuki about Gendō's actions as Kaji unearths a truth that will cost him his life to expose..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
At least, be human / Don't be
Droits réservés : "In the face of her repeated failures, Asuka struggles to continue piloting Unit-02, only for an Angel to assault her mind and soul directly." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
Tears / Rei III
Droits réservés : "A new Angel attacks, forcing Rei to sacrifice herself to defeat it... only to be found alive and well. But how?!" - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
The Final Messenger / The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
Droits réservés : "Shinji meets a boy named Kaworu Nagisa, the one person with whom he feels the most at ease with...and also a dangerous enemy." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
The World Ending / Do you love me?
Droits réservés : "The Human Instrumentality Project commences. As the souls of humanity merge into one, Shinji finds himself, for the first time, truly alone..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
The Beast that Shouted "I" at the Heart of the World / Take Care of Yourself
Droits réservés : "Shinji continues his existential journey amidst the Human Instrumentality Project, and must figure out what kind of existence he wishes for himself..." - evangelion - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching - highly detailed - epic --ar 16:9
Droits réservés : neon genesis evangelion - end - engraving by Gustave Doré - acid etching
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