For this part in my project, I decided to experiment with AI which is something I hadn’t explored yet. I came across this idea accidentally when I was trying to change the facial expressions on my models face and noticed that every time it would alter her complete face, making her into a different person essentially instead of just changing a specific facial feature. The AI generation tool made 3 completely different, unique faces from the same model.

I decided to do this idea of experimenting with AI as I felt it linked with my project on identity. Through using the AI generation tool on photoshop, I was able to create completely different people just by adding simple sentences such “make it so that the model is smiling” to which it then completely changed the face as well. This highlighted to me the idea that people can easily hide behind a façade these days as they have access to these easy to use tools that drastically change one’s appearance. Additionally, it emphasised to me the fact that you can’t trust what people really look like online as there are so many filters/ edits people use in order to make themselves come off in a different way: whether that be making themselves look more attractive or wealthier, we are constantly exposed to fake versions of people which then causes unrealistic expectations to be formed about how people should look. I think this shows how easily identity is doctored in the present day and how people often lose their own sense of identity due to the tools that distort who they really are. I like how this idea came out as I think it highlights how social media is often filled with fake versions of people who alter themselves in order to fit in with societal expectations.