Nikolaus von Wolff: "Tube Reader"

Promptography on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper

READERS series from 2023

Size: 50 x 50 cm

Edition: 3 + 1 AP

Signed, titled and edition numbered in pencil by the artist on the verso.

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Nikolaus von Wolff's "Readers" series captures the essence of the early 1980s in a fascinating black-and-white nostalgia. Crowded trains and people engrossed in books are the focus of this visually stunning series. The images simulate the aesthetics of classic documentary photography, but a subtle artificiality and anachronisms suggest the use of artificial intelligence.

Wolff succeeds in creating a temporal dissonance that lets the viewer oscillate between the analogue past and the digital present. The perfection of the images and the clearly legible book titles challenge us to question the authenticity of these moments that seem to be frozen in time.

At the same time, the series reflects the relationship between humans and technology and invites us to think about the role of artificial intelligence in art. Wolff, a pioneer at the interface between art and technology, creates a work that unites past and present in a fascinating dialogue.