Umegatani – Ruin’s Cat ; AI-Generated Ruins Photobook

The “ruins” genre of photography emerged in public consciousness during the 1990s. Since then, urban exploration (popularly called “urbex”) and exhibitions of ruins have expanded the range of expression, which today includes aerial photography using drones and constructing dioramas. Now, AI-generated images and artworks are pushing the genre’s limits even further. The jaw-dropping scenes collected in this volume could only have been created using AI tools. Meanwhile, the concept of ruins is itself changing from an unwanted, decaying property or site to an urban resource and even tourist attraction. This offers a new way to experience abandoned places, safely and legally.

18x 26 cm