Limited edition & bookmag Boris Eldagsen

About the work

The limited edition was created in collaboration with Fotograf Zone on the occasion of the release of the new bookmag Fotograf Magazine #49 on the theme Talk Together. By purchasing the artwork, you will also receive the bookmag, which includes an extensive interview with the artist about his current practice and his relationship to AI. The issue further explores language as a means of communication in its full breadth from words and images to digital codes.

The series shows the absurdity of the contemporary business world by deconstructing business jargon through the lens of AI. Set in a 1940s aesthetics. The AI-generated images show managers working tirelessly on the future while trapped in the illusion of control. Communication is taken to absurd extremes to sum up the emptiness of corporate rhetoric in the age of the AI boom. As the author himself states, "Anyone who doesn’t find themselves smiling here has never been a decision-maker." Eldagsen's current work is grounded in an exploration of consciousness, the unconscious mind of people who consider themselves leaders. His work is often both a critical probe and an ironic mirror.

In this special offer, the artwork is accompanied by the bookmag, which you can get for a discounted price of CZK 200 (regular price CZK 390). The total price of the set is CZK 3,500.

Bio

Boris Eldagsen lives and works in Berlin. He studied photography and visual arts at the Academy of Arts in Mainz, Germany, conceptual art and intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and fine arts at the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication in Hyderabad, India. He also studied philosophy at the Universities of Cologne and Mainz. He has gained international attention as a pioneer in working with AI-generated images, which he terms "promptography". In 2023, he opened a global debate on the relationship between photography and artificial intelligence by rejecting the Sony World Photography Awards. His work has been featured at the Kochi, Le Havre and Essen Biennials, the Melbourne, Shenzhen, Montréal and Kaunas festivals, and institutions such as the California Museum of Photography and BACC Bangkok. He is a member of the German Academy of Photography and one of the founding members of the AI working group of the German Photographic Council. He is currently teaching “AI for Creatives” at LABASAD, Barcelona School of Arts & Design.