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I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… Final monologue of Roy Batty, Blade Runner.

This project presents a selection of Antonio Uvalle’s visual works within the practice of AI- generated imagery. Aligned with advanced ideas in contemporary aesthetic thought, the artist incorporates a range of procedures (both conceptual and technical) into his coding habits. These methods aim to cultivate complexity and dissolve stereotypical effects of digital imagery. Uvalle begins with two central elements: the genre of portraiture and the creation of neo-mythological scenes. In the series showcased here, the artist explores retrofuturistic allegories that propose heterochronic daydreams (visions containing elements from different eras). While Uvalle incorporates post-apocalyptic, dystopian, or melancholic motifs, his underlying discourse is technophilic and affirming. True to his connection with advanced knowledge, Antonio Uvalle advocates for the power of hybridity in multiple senses: between the human and the artificial, the human and the animal, the waking and the dreamlike, the past and the future, the rational and the emotional, the clear and the esoteric—in short, between collapse and the vital promise for the species, civilization, and nature.

Antonio Uvalle (Saltillo, Coahuila; 1962) is a visual artist, trained in photography, and specialized in the production of AI-processed images. After an accident left him in a wheelchair at the age of 22, the artist continued his passion for photography, which he had developed since his adolescence. As a street photographer, Uvalle has honed a sharp eye for capturing the fleeting and authentic moments of urban life. His ability to observe and connect with his surroundings has allowed him to develop a sensitivity for creating powerful imagery. AI has enabled him to transcend the limitations of his physical mobility and expand his artistic imagination.

Antonio Uvalle’s career has been enriched through dialogue with iconic figures such as Laura Cohen, Graciela Iturbide, Pedro Meyer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kertész, Francesca Woodman, Christian Tagliavini, Martin Schoeller, Irving Penn, among others. In September 2023, Uvalle participated in his most recent group exhibition at Casa HotBook, alongside renowned artists like Andreas Gursky, Thierry Coulon, Ana Hop, Dan Tague, Georges Rousse, Gabriel Orozco, Chuck Close, Chen Wei, Peter Lindbergh, Liu Bolin, and Guillermo Kahlo. The artist has explored the genre of portraiture and the creation of mythological fictions, all while maintaining a vitalistic aesthetic perspective.