Gordon Talley
B.A., Colgate University, Philosophy
M.F.A., Yale Drama,
Directing Coordinator, Ad Hoc
Culture Group, Cambridge
One Class
10:30 – 12:00
February 27
Manipulated photos are nothing new. But with digital photography, Photoshop, the Internet, social media, and Artificial Intelligence, the future opens a gulf of new ways to con the eye. We’ll look at famous historical hoaxes, check in on special problems posed by camera technology, and not miss two essential factors — the honesty of the artist and viewers’ psychological predilection to believe what they see. Will this class provide ways to protect ourselves? Or, when it comes to AI, is resistance futile?