Reconstructed Reveries

• Photographer
  Xinya Xu
• Prize
  Bronze in Special / AI-Generated Images

Memory, with its inherent fuzziness, fluidity and reinterpretation, resembles the workings of Text-To-Image AI generators—both capable of producing countless variations and interpretations of a single event. Inspired by Freud's concept of infantile amnesia, which underscores our inability to recall the earliest moments of our lives, this series delves into the mysterious void of pre-verbal childhood. By extracting passages from my mother's diary chronicling my life before my second birthday, I employ generative AI to bridge the gaps in my recollection.