Sometimes Your Eyes Do Not See

Carloalberto Treccani

doi:10.21814/vista.5887

Authors

Carloalberto Treccani Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-3498

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/vista.5887

Keywords:

histogram of oriented gradients, machine vision, photography, art practices

Abstract

Since its early days, machine vision has been deeply dependent on photographic databases. As visually "intelligent" machines have rapidly advanced, this connection has strengthened and reversed the equation, with contemporary photographic imagery significantly influenced by the techniques developed in computer sciences. Using a technique called "histogram of oriented gradients", Sometimes Your Eyes Do Not See explores the machinic gaze that increasingly permeates contemporary artistic practices and reflects on the ways it affects our perception of the world.

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Author Biography

Carloalberto Treccani, Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China

Carloalberto Treccani is an artist and research assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. His work explores the development and implications of visually "intelligent" machines.

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