Tell Me What To See by Carola Lampe

AI, algorithms, & digital technologies already shape a large part of everyday life – mostly without us noticing. Photographer & artist Carola Lampe has been exploring this development in her work for years. Her project presses reality & artificiality so close together - the line between them blurs. About Her working process was as hands-on as it was conceptual: First, she went out into the streets to capture images in the style of classic street photography that visually support the project's theoretical foundation. In the second step, she staged carefully composed scenes in her studio that deliberately pose the question: Is this still photographed reality or already computer-generated fiction? The third layer of her process was experimental in nature: She created AI-generated images, screenshots of 3D environments, as well as image manipulations using Photoshop and other AI tools. As a software developer, she consciously used the camera – a traditional, almost analog tool – to create images that appear machine-made. This ambiguity is no coincidence, but rather a central part of her artistic strategy. Installation Photography Audio / Sound Mixed media Digital Film / Video Multi-disciplinary