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SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
13/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / black heroine fighting space debris, satellites in the background, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media
SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
12/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / Heroine defending space against villains and space debris, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media
SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
11/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / handicapped black heroine wearing a turtle neck fighting orbital debris, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel #spacechair
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media
SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
10/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / muslim heroine with a headscarf fighting space debris comic style, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media
SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
9/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / asian plus size heroine wearing a turtle neck fighting villains and orbital debris satellites in the back comic, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media
SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
8/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / black space heroine fighting debris satellites in the background comic style, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel #blackheroine
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media
SPACE HEROINES (How to kick ass in space or The bias of AI)
7/13

Series of female super heroines who maintain law and order in the universe and fight against space debris. The work is conceived as a commentary on male-dominated space travel and of male-determined self-conceptions of space conquest. It was created in the context of an artist residency at European Space Agency (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt that Güntzel held in 2022. The works were generated using the open source DALL.E 2 AI from descriptions in natural language. Since then, Güntzel has continued to further develop the work, which simultaneously questions the biased practice of AI in which “heroines” are standardized as white, young, slender, mostly blond, scantily clad, over-sexualized women. More inclusive and diverse images emerged only when prompts explicitly contradicted these norms. Even then, the AI often failed to produce a more inclusive image or the results are so impaired that they are unusable (images that lacked colour, figures without faces, etc.). The series is more relevant than ever after Trump instructed NASA “‘to drop everything’ to scrub public sites of mentioning of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership” -> https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/

[Swaantje Güntzel, Space Heroines / handicapped heroine with dark hair fighting villains and orbital debris, comic style, 2022/23, Series]

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #serie #series #spaceheroine #space #spacedebris #orbitaldebris #heroines #esa #nasa #weltraum #raumfahrt #comic #ai #ki #dalle2 #bias #inklusion #sexism #sexismus #inclusion #superheldin #superheroine #swaantjeguentzel #swaantjegüntzel #pixelfedart #womensart #womenartists #spacetravel #wheelchair
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

404 Media