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PhotoVogue Festival 2023 Talks: “Broken Mirror. A dystopian guide to crossing the border”

Sep 27, 2023 - vogue.com
The PhotoVogue Festival 2023 will feature "The Talks" by Filippo Venturi, an Italian documentary photographer, who will present his artwork "Broken Mirror". The artwork explores the Korean peninsula, focusing on the social phenomena and economic growth effects on the population. Venturi used the Midjourney software to blend his perception of North Korea with artificial intelligence, inserting elements of insects into scenes of North Korean daily life, symbolizing the invasive and controlling nature of technology and artificial intelligence in society.

Venturi's work has been recognized globally, earning him several awards including the Sony World Photography award and the LensCulture Emerging Talent Award. His projects, which primarily focus on identity and the human condition, have been published in leading international magazines and exhibited in various spaces and festivals worldwide. His exploration of the Korean peninsula through his photography has been a significant project for him in recent years.

Key takeaways:

  • Filippo Venturi's project, Broken Mirror, explores the Korean peninsula through photography, blending his perception of North Korea with artificial intelligence using the Midjourney software.
  • The project inserts a foreign element, in the form of insects, into the daily life scenes of North Koreans, symbolizing the invasive and controlling nature of technology and artificial intelligence in society.
  • Broken Mirror is a compromise between Venturi and artificial intelligence, representing the exceptional nature of North Korean society under one of the world's harshest totalitarian regimes.
  • Venturi is an award-winning Italian documentary photographer whose works have been published in leading international magazines and exhibited in various international spaces and festivals.
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