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Under the Sultan's Eye

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Expanding his exploration of artificial intelligence and instant photography, Sarp Kerem Yavuz traveled to Vienna in October 2024 to collaborate with Supersense, the company created by Florian "Doc" Kaps who founded the Impossible Project and re-invented instant film. Together with the Supersense team, Sarp deployed an experimental method to expose AI-generated images onto expired, 20x24 inch Polaroid film, using one of the eight large format Polaroid cameras in the world.

The resulting images will be presented in a solo exhibition at the Volkstheatre in Vienna for TED AI, Europe's first TED conference on Artificial Intelligence, followed by a solo exhibition at Soho House Istanbul.

The series, titled Under the Sultan's Eye, is a direct continuation of Polaroids from the Ottoman Empire, which received critical acclaim after being exhibited at Palo Gallery and Photo Fairs New York with Von Lintel Gallery. It was also the first AI-generated series acquired by the Leslie Lohman Museum in New York. 

The works below are some of the first and only large format AI Polaroids in existence. Due to the unpredictable quality of the chemistry and experimental the digital-to-analogue process, they will contain digital and chemical artefacts that are all part of the final artwork.

Yazar

Yazar (Writer)

Yazar, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Available

Hayal

Hayal (Dream)

Hayal, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Sold

Kadikoy

Kadıköy

Kadıköy, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Available

Diskotek

Diskotek (Discotheque)

Diskotek, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Sold

Ihsan Bey

İhsan Bey

İhsan Bey, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Available

Deniz

Deniz

Deniz, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Available

Selçuk

Selçuk

Selçuk, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Sold

Tarik

Tarik

Tarik, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Available

Buyurun

Buyurun (Please, come in)

Buyurun, 2024

  • AI-generated image on expired large format Polaroid film

  • Paper size 92x55cm (36x22 1/2 inches)

  • Image size: 60x50cm (24x20 inches)

  • Unique Print

   Preview Price: $10,000

   Available

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