algorithmic set of rules, word results, image results
2017
Spiral bound book, edition of 10
Call/Response is a 34-page photo-book that explores the recursive exchange between human intuition and algorithmic logic. Through a set of game-like rules, a human (Travis) and machine systems (a random word generator and Google’s image search) respond to each other in a looping sequence of words and images. Each prompt generates the next, forming a chain of interpretation shaped by both human choice and machine suggestion.
Underlying this process are the hidden architectures of classification—systems like ImageNet and its linguistic backbone, WordNet—which structure machine perception through taxonomies of nouns and synonym sets. These systems, rooted in linguistic corpora and hierarchical logic, shape what machines “see” and how they categorize the world.
By navigating these constraints, Call/Response becomes both collaboration and critique—an open-ended exploration of authorship, meaning, and the fluid boundaries between human creativity and machine reasoning.
Spiral bound book, edition of 10
Call/Response is a 34-page photo-book that explores the recursive exchange between human intuition and algorithmic logic. Through a set of game-like rules, a human (Travis) and machine systems (a random word generator and Google’s image search) respond to each other in a looping sequence of words and images. Each prompt generates the next, forming a chain of interpretation shaped by both human choice and machine suggestion.
Underlying this process are the hidden architectures of classification—systems like ImageNet and its linguistic backbone, WordNet—which structure machine perception through taxonomies of nouns and synonym sets. These systems, rooted in linguistic corpora and hierarchical logic, shape what machines “see” and how they categorize the world.
By navigating these constraints, Call/Response becomes both collaboration and critique—an open-ended exploration of authorship, meaning, and the fluid boundaries between human creativity and machine reasoning.