[d-pend]

Mind-lattice of the infinite genome
-=.—=--=.—=--=.—=--=.—=-

AI-generated images and poem
facilitated by @d-pend
-=.—=--=.—=-_-=.—

---

---

---

Mind-lattice of the infinite genome
__________________________________

The mind-split lattice shudders and divides;
proliferates, and finds eventual home
across the smattered shores of all the tides
where humankind has ever — or will roam
in centuries of mind in the machine:
the lattice of the infinite genome.

---

---

---

---

---

---

Images and words by @d-pend
Created for HIVE on June 15, 2020.
.
Images created using ArtBreeder
and DeepDreamGenerator

---

---

---

Comments

[d-pend]

Possibly this post requires a bit of extra explanation for the curious. I highly recommend checking out https://artbreeder.com/ and using the free tools for iterating images if you are so inclined. It provides a lot of fodder for inspiration and, for me, is near-endlessly entertaining.

All of the portraits in this post began with a few versions of my own face which I uploaded and applied a huge number of permutations ("breeding" the image) to, altering parameters, etc. You end up with hundreds of iterations, all of which are basically infinite rabbit holes of exploration.

I put some of my favorite images in rows and fed it into another tool that also employs neural networks: https://deepdreamgenerator.com/ in order to distort them. These kind of neural networks have been, and will continue to, change the future and possibilities of art by fueling the human imagination with more ways to nurture our ideation.

[josediccus]

The images are wonderful, sends one into a spiral thought. The written piece with it is mind boggling to the core, for the beauty of art dabbling into science and the endless marvel of human kind. This is beauty Dan wow.

[d-pend]

Thanks @josediccus :-) Have you every played around with https://artbreeder.com/ ? It's worth a try if you haven't! Here's a video that explains it fairly quickly and it's easy to get a grasp on.

I'd recommend uploading a front-facing portrait of yourself and exploring... it just may open the mind up to many unforseen possibilities..!

[josediccus]

Wow, I've never seen anything like it, is it possible for me to create images of my own and use them for my pieces?

[d-pend]

Definitely. It's something easy to learn and you basically will pursue avenues of variations that appeal to you — bound to end up with something your really like eventually. Plus, you can look at "trending" images and make "children" out of them, too. (talking about artbreeder.

I had to combine them to make these collages manually in an image-editing program, and then I fed them into a different neural network called https://deepdreamgenerator.com/ that produced the distortions you see on the top and bottom images.

However, all the plain portraits, though, are from the free-to-use version of Artbreeder itself :-)

[tygertyger]

these are really nice i need to run some of my rl art work through them and see what happens

[amico]

A huge hug 🤗 and a little bit of !BEER 🍻 from @amico!

---

Un caro abbraccio 🤗 e un po' di BEER 🍻 da @amico!

[beerlover]

^{View or trade BEER.}

Hey @d-pend, here is a little bit of BEER from @amico for you. Enjoy it!

Learn how to earn FREE BEER each day by staking your BEER.

[josediccus]

@tipu curate

[tipu]

Upvoted 👌 (Mana: 5/10)

[mineopoly]

Oh my, you learn so fast. I know the hours you put into this. I suggest you print these. To me they represent the beauty and variety of one species and the hope of our planet.

[frot]

Lush yet strangely purturbing

[mineopoly]

Artbreeder is disgustingly addictive.

[juliakponsford]

Ohh artbreeder plus deep dream works so well together!

[naturalmedicine]

Wow that's nutty - especially in light of your commenet, which is clearly where the inspiration came from.

I was thinking of starting a project that collates the poetry of Hiveians specifically in relationship to this year and the virus - how we cope, what we make of it, day to day musings and so on. I'm not sure where it will go and what form it will take, but I'd love one of your pieces to include. Is there one you think would be appropriate, preferably with a sharp picture/art to go along with it? Please DM me on Discord if you you'd like to take part.

#riverflows4691

[hivebuzz]

Congratulations @d-pend! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

You distributed more than 51000 upvotes. Your next target is to reach 52000 upvotes.

_{You can view your badges on your board And compare to others on the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP}

Support the HiveBuzz project. Vote for our proposal!

[violetmed]

These are wild!

[alfonzo]

I think I know some of this people .... 😊