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512×512

Arthur Chopin
France
21’ 11"

An Internet user enters the mental space of an artificial intelligence in search of Francine Descartes, the daughter of René Descartes. This intelligence produces an infinite number of images from a sequence of words ordered by men, until it functions on its own, without human intervention.

Inspired by a fantastic tale about René Descartes’ attempt to build an automaton in the likeness of his deceased young daughter, Arthur Chopin’s video essay delves into the underbelly of text-to-image programs to investigate the biases inherent to AI image production, as well as the potential implications it might have on the future creation and circulation of images. Thought provoking and deeply unsettling, 512 x 512 confronts the spectators with an uncanny collection of AI generated portraits that paint a nightmarish vision of the human figure composed by an amalgamation of pre-existent (porno)graphic imagery that range from generic nudity to deeply disturbing depictions of disfigured or massacred bodies.  If AI is set to encompass the entire memory of the world,  what do the images it produces reveal about humanity’s collective subconscious and its hidden pulsations?

Screening date and location

September 27th, 9:00 PM, Cinemateca Eforie

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Awards & Festivals

Arthur Chopin

After studying cinema at Paris 1 University, Arthur Chopin entered the directing department of La Fémis (David Lynch promotion, 2025).

  • Technical sheet
  • Production and distribution
  • Script: Arthur Chopin & Léonie Hoff
  • Director of photography: Hugo Dhalluin
  • Sound engineering: Emilien Pichon
  • Image editing: Daria Obukhova
  • Sound editing: Emilien Pichon
  • Sound Mix: Yvan Buttot-Gallot-Lavallée
  • Produced by: La Fémis
  • Producer: Joris Mezouar

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