Original vs. AI
Concept / Art Directing / ChatGPT / DALL.E 2 / Stable Diffusion
University project 2022 - revived 2025
Supervised by Laura Dreßler & Dennis Michaelis
While working with various paper materials and textures, I designed a kind of plate to place dirty cutlery on.
Reinterpreting the project with AI, I created an elaborate setting: a luxurious dinner arrangement in which a simple piece of paper served as a place for dirty cutlery.
Through trial and error, I learned how to generate and art-direct prompts to bring the exact images in my head to life.
Here, I used a very thin but sturdy piece of paper to repair a broken plant.
This method is well-known in agriculture. The paper must be kept moist daily to allow the injury to heal. I generated an image showing the fully grown plant, you can clearly see the moist paper where the original break occurred.
A wide-angle, fisheye-style editorial photograph of a mop. The mop has a long, light wooden handle connected to a glossy, reflective metal joint at the base.
The connection is stabilized with scrunched-up tissue paper, wrapped around and pushed inside the small metal bracket where the handle meets the floor-wiping part, creating a
playful yet raw improvisation. Shot in 16:9 ratio against a clean, light white background. The bold, direct flash creates harsh high-contrast shadows, with the reflective metal gleaming under the light.
The perspective feels raw, energetic, and nostalgic, reminiscent of early 2000s hip-hop magazine covers with gritty street authenticity. A surreal and eye-catching composition, blending playful creativity with an everyday object.
Vintage fisheye lens effect exaggerates the perspective, while the soft, slightly blurred background keeps focus on the unique textures of the mop and the rebellious DIY solution of the tissue binding.
The entire image carries a 35mm film effect, adding a natural, human, and surreal quality to the photograph.
White paper – material as a source of ideas for the design process
The project originated in 2020 as a short-term university project. I developed a series of everyday DIY solutions using paper, based on the attributes of logical, rebellious, and frugal.
The first quick, raw photographs immediately conveyed the improvisational and rebellious character.
In 2025, I reinterpreted the project using AI and translated it into high-quality editorial images. A direct comparison shows how spontaneous paper ideas can evolve into a visually powerful concept.
I repaired a broken fingernail using the same principle, using cigarette papers.
The paper is glued to the crack, then a layer of nail strengthener is applied. Now you just have to wait until the nail grows out.
