1/ We’re excited to announce our next core collection: “Symbiosis” — a collaboration with AI artist @rainisto, exploring the relationship between humans and machines. Let us introduce you to the collection and the creative process behind it ↓

2/ Roope Rainisto is a visual storyteller. The artist and designer has a huge passion for photography and technology – especially artificial intelligence (AI). He explores the boundaries between the real and virtual and how AI can be a tool for creative expression.

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3/ His works, such as Life in West America, Vacation and REWORLD, push the boundaries of how reality is perceived. The images, often playing with the imperfections of AI, feel familiar and eerie at the same time, presenting situations and landscapes that are known yet surreal.

4/ Photography has long aimed to reproduce reality one-to-one. Since the origin of photography, artists have challenged the boundaries and possibilities of the medium, from framing to retouching. Now, it is possible to create entirely new realities in highly photorealistic ways.

5/ “Symbiosis” examines the relationship between humans and machines. In the thought-provoking work, the boundaries between the organic and the mechanical blur, blending classical allusions and elements of the “natural” with industrial aesthetics.

6/ For the first time in Roope’s career, his own photographs—of cars, art, and architecture taken at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Center of Excellence, and from the Mercedes-Benz Classic archives—served as a resource for the AI model to create these artworks.

7/ In a back-and-forth with the AI, thousands of artworks were generated and iterated before the final ones were carefully chosen. The collection will be extremely exclusive, with only a limited number available. More details are to be announced soon.

8/ We are very grateful to Mercedes-Benz Heritage and the Mercedes-Benz Museum team for their hospitality and assistance, and to the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection for their guidance and strong support of this collaboration.

9/ Supported by Mercedes-Benz Switzerland, the collaboration is showcased at DIGITAL ARTS ZURICH (DA Z), an annual digital art festival in Zurich. Here, Roope will present his work for the first time and participate in the event at the Wasserkirche on November 6 🎤

9/ Supported by Mercedes-Benz Switzerland, the collaboration is showcased at DIGITAL ARTS ZURICH (DA Z), an annual digital art festival in Zurich. Here, Roope will present his work for the first time and participate in the event at the Wasserkirche on November 6 🎤
https://tickets.da-z.net/de/events/harm-dorpel

10/ We are very much looking forward to this! We will share more artworks and further details about the mint of “Symbiosis” at a later date. Stay tuned!