Volumes and Layers
27th October 2024
"Volumes and Layers" explores generative image-making as a way to explore the evolving nature of modern work. Using scavenged, low-tech materials and mobile packing systems, this project reflects the tension between adaptability and displacement in a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Through modular designs, it questions the balance between flexibility and the quiet…
Read MoreThe Veridica Trade
20th October 2024
"The Veridica Trade" imagines a near-future world where Lagos and Hong Kong are entwined by the illicit trade of Veridica—a bioengineered algae offering bursts of psychic vision but at the cost of sanity. This AI-driven world-building project combines speculative storytelling and algorithmic creativity, crafting an intricate web of alliances, betrayals,…
Read MoreProtocols
19th October 2024
01 An AI image generation experimental project aimed at learning and refining prompting techniques for character design. Using Midjourney V6, the focus is on exploring how different prompts influence the development of characters, specifically incorporating fabrics and retro consumer electronics styles. The goal is to understand how to effectively guide…
Read MoreThe aesthetics of the shiny Technofuture
16th October 2024
This article builds on recent reflections following an event where right-wing billionaire Elon Musk, in support of Donald Trump’s narrative, launched a series of fake futuristic innovations.How easy is it to accept this future? The one that gleams in all its chrome-plated glory where shiny robots and sleek vehicles glide…
Read MoreArg.os
23rd July 2024
"Arg.os" is a visual exploration of robotic dogs, blending product design and animal aesthetics. Inspired by the loyal dog Argos from "The Odyssey," this project merges the futuristic designs of Boston Dynamics' creations with New Aesthetics influences. It strives to balance natural dog traits with robotic elements, avoiding the uncanny…
Read MoreAndoya Two
30th April 2024
Winter update — Whispers & Giants / Additional images and permutations. Inspiration: Andøya by Eric Holm. Original Andøya post here.
Read MoreExtending the Codex
29th April 2024
Extending the Codex by remixing it with the Hostile Habitat series to produce a new visual space. A Midjourney AI explorationAs usual, these images are made with AI, and are released in a CC Copyleft license.
Read MoreGenerative product design
7th April 2024
Extreme Conditions Carry Systems Future-proof carryologyWelcome to my weekend project, a solo journey into AI and sustainable product design. Over two days, I challenged myself to explore the generative capabilities of Midjourney, ChatGPT and Grammarly, focusing on prototyping innovative carrying systems. The aim was to showcase how AI can drive…
Read MoreGenerative footwear design explorations
6th April 2024
Low tech AI prototyping Imaginary footwear Exploring the aesthetic of sustainable product designThis first Material Exploration taps into the essence of simplicity with a nod to tradition. Inspired by the Japanese waraji — the straw shoes historically worn by farmers — my focus is on crafting rudimentary, low-tech footwear from…
Read MoreProject Atagam
9th March 2024
Midjourney, prompt experiment.Atagam ProjectWorks made in 2K23 Project Atagam Midjourney Niji Exploration This project is about remixing influences while listening to Monolake, using the Niji mode of Midjourney.Thanks to my dad, I grew up with French and Belgium comics, BD, here resonating with my early manga influences.The word rainy has…
Read MoreCong Lovid
29th February 2024
Midjourney, prompt experiment.Cong Lovid2K24 Cong Lovid Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim. KokyūCephal — 9MonowasureMem Ry Cong Lovid Click images to open a lightbox All images are unretouched AI-generated images. W&G 2024
Read MorePreferable future habitats
16th January 2024
Future Visualisations for Preferable Futures, using the MidJourney's Generative Adversarial Networks. I am in my third week of long Covid again. I can spend one or two hours per day on AI images and doing some writing. These images are part of what kept me motivated while mostly stuck in…
Read MorePost-Holocene Habitat Systems
16th January 2024
A critical visual exploration into the future of post-Holocene preferable habitats, at the 2054 Horizon.
Read MoreSix Alpha
2nd January 2024
December 2023 Fictional Photography Using the MidJourney's Generative Adversarial Networks. First tests and expirations with Midjourney V6 Alpha. For this series of test, I used the idea of a common-based universal basic services urban community somewhere in Asia. With the currently limited tools available, I started to recalibrate how this…
Read MoreVerticals
1st January 2024
This is a speculative design experiment using AI / MidjourneyImages made in November 2023While exploring the visual diary of the "Gaza Project," I wished to explore the creative track of hanging vertical textiles as biographic artworks. This series is the result of this parallel exploration. A Midjourney project, an ongoing…
Read MoreProject Gaza
30th December 2023
Project Gaza Spatiocide, Ethnic Cleansing and AI-Driven Introspection Whispers & Giants Prompt Explorations Unretouched AI images October 2023 Fictional Photography Using the MidJourney's Generative Adversarial Networks.This project is an augmented exploration of the visceral and complex realities unfolding in Gaza since October 7th. It ended in early December. I however,…
Read MoreGenerative fashion
28th December 2023
A selection of generations on layered technical textile compositions. Exploring how Midjourney 5.2 works in lowest style settings.
Read MoreDigital Dye
12th December 2023
Digital Dye Machine Learning & Crafting Speculative Indigo Ethnographies Whispers & Giants Explorations August 2023 Fictional Photography Using the MidJourney's Generative Adversarial Networks.In this exploration, I am experimenting with high style value settings (at 750) to navigate the tension and balance between plausible and the mysterious. This narrative unfolds on…
Read MoreCyberpunk character explorations
7th October 2023
001 A cyberpunk character design exploration using Midjourney's Niji mode. In the near future of this cyberpunk reality, the collapse of the Holocene climate and a devastating explosion of heat have given way to long decades of bad weather, natural disasters and skies clouded by pollution. In this grim backdrop,…
Read MoreMycorrhizal Labs
5th October 2023
A visual exploration at the intersection of research labs, mycorrhizal networks, biomaterials and bioluminescence. Midjourney generative art explorationMy starting point “What if in a near tomorrow, previously secret military projects were now focused on ecosystem regeneration and biology explorations, using the Creative Commons of open-biohacking labs, led by the weirdest…
Read MoreThe Wangjitsu Retreat
9th September 2023
This is a speculative design experiment using AI / MidjourneySpotify link
Read MoreThe Other Visitors
5th August 2023
This project is a more personal exploration, where I collect my dreams using AI as a dream camera, often intrigued by their repetitive nature, the characters I meet and the places I visit. Recently, while playing Cyberpunk 2077, I started to feel the need to express the memories of a…
Read MoreThe Resilient Table 2043
18th June 2023
Post-Holocene Open Food-SystemsA critical visual exploration into the future of a post-Holocene climatarian diet. Switzerland 2043 Pascal WichtIn the wake of devastating climate disasters, geopolitical instability, and societal upheaval, the world of 2043 is transformed. This project invites us to adopt an unconventional mindset, one that challenges us to welcome…
Read MorePost-Holocene Food Systems
17th June 2023
A critical visual exploration into the future of a post-Holocene climatarian diet Switzerland 2043
Read MoreThe intersection of AI and creativity: a new era for Generative Art
25th May 2023
Artificial intelligence has long been an intriguing experiment in my professional life. However, it has taken a more central role over the past five years in my work. Specifically, it has become a central element in my critique of the discourse surrounding technology and intelligent systems. I have to be…
Read MoreOrganic architecture experiments
15th February 2023
A visual exploration into organic architecture and biomaterials in a low carbon urban near-future. Midjourney generative art exploration In 2022, during a client project, I dived into the world of building renovation. Specifically, my research centered on the use of biosourced materials (rather than fossil fuel based) to renovate habitations…
Read MoreHostile Habitats
8th December 2022
Visual experiments exploring low carbon urban disaster habitats in “collapsepunk” style using the MidJourney V4. This is my first project with MidJourney exploring visual narratives about a range of futures. The AI is able to produce this elegant illustration feel. This series is probably a creative attempt to make sense…
Read MoreUrban forest part 1
8th December 2022
Experiments exploring low carbon habitats, thinking beyond the city using the MidJourney V4.
Read MoreUrban forest part 2
8th December 2022
Visual experiments exploring low carbon urban habitats in woodpunk style using the MidJourney V4.Artworks by Pascal Wicht Click on images to load a Lightbox
Read More98/06 The Dektat Archives
19th July 2020
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work on The Dektat Project, a visual experiment and exploration that aimed to question our evolving relationship with technology, surveillance, and warfare. The project explored multiple perspectives on topics such as imperialism, the growing use of drones, and personal experiences, through…
Read MoreLogo Work Archives 97-09
19th January 2020
A collection of logo work made in Macromedia Freehand vectors (RIP), from 1997 to 2009. — Kryzalid, Plasticwarp, Dektat, RDB/5
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