- Date
- 15 MAY 2024
- Author
- RED-EYE TEAM
- Image by
- ROSARIO REX DI SALVO
- Categories
- Fashion
PortrAIts: Merging Art and Technology in the New Age of Expression
Get ready to witness the fusion of art and technology! Our innovative and eye-catching feature, PortrAIts, is back with new stories of intriguing emerging talent in fashion, art, music, and design. This project celebrates the diverse spectrum of personalities in the industry, combined with artificial intelligence, bringing to life the desires and dreams shared by the models.
What sets this initiative apart is our intricate process of co-creation with artificial intelligence, enriched with a personal touch. Through in-depth interviews, we delved into their lives, uncovering their passions, inspirations, and desires. This intimate knowledge allowed us to co-create portraits with AI. The result is a series of portraits that truly capture the essence of each individual.
PortrAIts seamlessly merges two worlds: the tangible and the digital. Our muses, dressed in clothes that authentically reflect their true selves, are the focal point both in our physical reality and in the three-dimensional world. We meet Aline, Florian, Ian, Edison, Madeleine, Martina, Lorenzo, and Pannonica, each of whom is represented by a unique blend of personal narrative and artificial intelligence.
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you, and what do you do in life?
My name is Madeleine German, I am 22 years old and born and raised in the Rocky Mountains in Canada. I grew up loving the outdoors being surrounded by some of the most picturesque mountain landscapes. Therefore I was always skiing, mountain bike riding and hiking. In correlation to what I do in life, I grew up traveling a lot, to incredible places like Antarctica, the Amazon and Galapagos and loved being immersed in different cultures, seeing the wildlife and the vastly different ecosystems. So when modeling fell into my life I took the opportunity as it allowed me to incorporate my love for travel into my job.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
I was never someone who knew what they wanted to do from a young age, I always had various things I loved to do but I could never just pick one or had a specific “calling”. Until modeling introduced me to art direction. Modeling pushed me to appreciate and love art direction, for at every job I got the opportunity to watch the creative director and art director work and collaborate on their vision for the campaign and what the final outcome would be. It is truly inspiring to see the final outcome knowing the work that went into every detail. I have already studied economics, but adding fashion marketing to become an art director is now a goal for me to achieve in the future.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
I truly adore reading and have a very big soft spot for fantasy novels. I have to say one of my favorite series “ACOTAR” would be incredible as a parallel universe come to life. So imagining myself in this world I think it would be very cool to be a fairy of sorts and live in the summer court.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
I think "All Star" by Smash Mouth would be the song to represent my personality because it’s an uplifting song filled with funny lyrics and chaotic energy. These are some words I would describe myself as, chaotic, funny (if I do say so myself) and I do my best to uplift.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
I would like a superpower that in some way could help clean the earth to aid in the growing issue that is global warming or to fly.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
Yellow, red and blue, being the primary colors I can then make more colors out of them. It would be quite a dull life without them all.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
I would choose Loewe, I truly am inspired by the incredible creativity shown through Jonathan Anderson recent collections. His talent is endless and keeps fashion alive by incorporating new textiles, modernizing silhouettes, and overall assuring incredible craftsmanship. He pushes the boundaries of fashion like I’ve never seen by incorporating things like live plants and fiberglass into his pieces. I’m in awe every time.
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you, and what do you do in life?
Hi, my name is Aline Souza, I'm from São Paulo Brazil and I've been working as a model for approximately 4 years.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
I can say that fashion and my work are one of my greatest passions. I've already achieved a lot of goals with this, but obviously, I still have a lot to achieve, such as some brands I want to work with.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
I love these types of questions. I would live in a world where fairies exist and I would probably be one of them, taking care of the woods and flowers in the most beautiful gardens.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
I believe that “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” represents a little bit of how I am, a calm, dreamy and optimistic person.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
Telepathy. I could say good and positive things to people and even if they didn't know where it came from, they would perhaps feel motivated.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
Blue, yellow and orange. Because they are happy colors and they are in elements that I love like the sea and the sunset.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
I would easily choose several, but one of the ones I would like to work on because I identify with the brand's history would be Chanel. And also Louis Vuitton, which I also have great affection for and would love to represent soon.
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you and what do you do in life?
Hello, I am Edison, also known as 'Xeddy'. I am 22 years old and I come from Cienfuegos, a district in the Dominican Republic. I arrived in Italy at the age of 15. From a young age, I have been passionate about sport, hip hop, fashion and music. For me, sport, music and fashion are all connected. At the moment I work in the metal industry, but I only consider it temporary because I don't feel comfortable in the factory world. I am hungry to conquer the world, both in boxing and in the fashion world. I started modeling only five months ago, although I was skeptical as I am tattooed and not particularly tall. However, a photographer friend helped me get into a fashion agency, and now I hope new opportunities will open up in this field. I am a person who follows his dreams without losing my essence, grit and hope. I never give up and I don't regret what I do.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
My greatest passion? Two, actually. Until last year I was a professional Latin American dancer. I used to compete and spend most of my time abroad. Dancing has been in my blood since childhood; I could dance for ten hours straight without showing signs of tiredness. However, I decided to give up dancing to concentrate more on boxing. I know that the sacrifices were not in vain; I believe in myself, as do my trainer and close friends. In the meantime, I have several plans in case I fail to achieve my goals in boxing for life reasons. I could return to dance or hope to emerge as a model. One way or another, I have to break the mold and conquer the world.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
It would be an extraordinary experience to live in a fantasy world as a phoenix. The phoenix, with its symbolism of rebirth and transformation, represents inner strength and the ability to overcome adversity. To be a phoenix would mean having the opportunity to be constantly reborn and renewed, transforming one's experiences and growing spiritually. It is a choice that reflects the desire for a life full of meaning and personal evolution.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
There are two songs, that both represent me because they are my two opposite emotional extremes, "Look at me Xxxtentacion" and "Lonely Child Youngboy"
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
If I could have a superpower, I would choose omnipotence through thought. With this power, I could realize my deepest desires and transform the world for the better. I would eliminate hunger, wars and all conflicts that plague humanity. I would make hatred and envy disappear, replacing them with universal love and compassion. I would create a world where every individual could live a life full of joy and happiness, without knowing sadness or unhappiness. It would be a world of peace, harmony and prosperity for all.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
If I had to choose my favourite colours, I would go for black, red and blue. Black for me represents control, power and mystery, a kind of aura of authority that fascinates me. Red, on the other hand, is a symbol of courage and passion. I often associate it with the image of Achilles, my favourite hero from Greek mythology, who embodies these qualities perfectly. Lastly, blue evokes peace and serenity to me, like gazing at the sky that offers a sense of calm and inner depth. Together, these colours reflect the various facets of my personality and life experiences.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
One of my biggest, almost impossible dreams was to be able to collaborate with Virgil Abloh because I considered him the closest designer to hip hop and African-American culture before his death. Now that he is no longer with us, another figure who inspires me a lot is Japanese Nigo. I would dream of doing collaborations with renowned brands like Amiri and Dior, but my dream in the drawer is to collaborate with the Jordan brand.
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you, and what do you do in life?
I am a 26-year-old cook from Germany, I have an almost 2-year-old daughter who I am very proud of. And now lived and worked in Milano since March. Before deciding to become a cook, I was a full-time model and traveled to Asia and Europe for work quite often.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
As a proud father, I am most passionate about her as she is a literal representation of the future and especially mine. When I think of her, I think of how time really accelerates and everything seems to fly by you if you are not conscious. And I wish her to be able to grow up in a happy, healthy, safe and stable time. And sadly, that’s not a given anymore in Europe.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
I have been a fan of fantasy books/shows/movies my whole life so it’s really hard to choose one. But I think I must be in either the One-Piece Universe or Naruto, the possibilities there are endless if your passion is big enough. And if you found your passion and some good friends NOTHING can stop you if you believe in yourself and work hard. That doesn’t sound too different from our universe but there they are not caring about money, taxes, or inflation and our ever-shrinking possibility to own our own house at some point in life.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
Partynexdoor – girl from Oakland, or Wednesday interlude – Drake ( Party was singing though) I am a big PND fan and I am always in love with some girl but lately haven’t been lucky so I love to sing the Heartache away with these two.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
I would be able to fly out for selfish reasons haha, who doesn’t want to do that? Otherwise, I would love to be able to make people switch places/ lives with the people they hate the most to open up their perspective and get the hatred out of this divided world.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
Black, Violet, and Blue. I like to remain lowkey.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
Must be Rick Owens. I just love how he plays with textures, fabrics, and shapes! That feeling when you put on his pieces is second to none. So much confidence!
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you, and what do you do in life?
Hello, dear! Martina Dalfino’s speaking. Basic info about myself is that I am an Italian girl, living her life in Milano at the moment, a model and an actress.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
Coming from a rhythmic gymnastics/ballet education I spent most of my time training myself and because of it I’ve been pretty lonely and emotionally repressed as a child; It’s in books that I’ve always found a way out, what excites me about reading is thinking that we’re part of something bigger, so we won’t ever be alone.
Same thing I felt when I discovered my passion for acting. It is becoming my most authentic way to express myself.
Moreover, I’ve always been ambitious so, yeah, I “dream big and aim high” I hope that this as a life motto and a lot of good hard work will lead me to a successful acting career.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
My metaverse has to be populated by therianthrope, which is the ability to shapeshift into an animal or to be half human and half animal. That would mean we could all choose what creature we want to be Mermaids, centaurs, or leprechauns for instance; and our new unique skills contribute to the society dynamics. So that human and animal worlds could finally healthily coexist. Personally, I would be a mermaid to explore what the sea abyss’s hiding down there or a fairy to fly as high as I can and fly fast wherever I want.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
Lonely by Joanna Bajena- If you don’t know it go listen right now! She’s a very good guitarist and a friend of mine who started recently to drop her solos out and they are just heaven from your ears. This is my favorite essentially because of the medieval intro and the rhythm can shut my mind for some minutes. It represents my personality cos you would hear a combination of grace, and genuine kindness with a touch of melancholy of the past.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
Well, my Roman empire is to think about what would be my superpower If I had one.. throughout the laser sight, breathing underwater, flying, traveling back time, and teleportation today I say reading minds so I could help people to say what they are really thinking to one another. I bet this would bring a lot more love and less misunderstanding of at least a good amount of sincerity and truth.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
I think I would go with all the primary colors so then with then I could create all the others. Therefore, BLUE has to be my first choice for sure, it’s the color of my eyes, therefore, without it I couldn’t even exist.. lol. Jokes aside, blue it’s the color of the most majestic things on Earth like the sky and the sea. Secondly, RED, is the color of passion, fire, and strength and of everything that stands out and catches your eyes. At last, I would say YELLOW, joyful, shiny, electric, and the color of the stars which I aim to reach one-day.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
John Galliano is definitely my dream designer to work with, he can literally create a new world out of his collections. Even though as an Italian, I have to give credit to our talented designers such as Alessandro Michele who always amazed me with his extraterrestrial, extraordinary runways and Miuccia Prada is the type of strong, visionary, and powerful woman I aspire to become.
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you, and what do you do in life?
Hello, I’m Ian, I'm from a city in Argentina called La Plata but I live now in Milano.
I like photography, interior design, fashion, and everything that represents Art in general, I’m turning 21 on the 1st of May and I’m a full-time model.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
I’ve been thinking about this question for a while and I think I’m still finding my passions, I believe that every day you can discover a new passion, meet people, find places or just try new things that you never thought you would do and suddenly they become in a dream.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
If I could have the choice to be in a fantasy world I think I would like to live as a witch and write about magic tricks and ancient potions about the existence of the universe and about the strange creatures that inhabit that fantasy world.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
"Aprecia Lo Que Tienes" By Porta, I really like this song and also represents me because it talks about appreciating what we have and understanding that we can lose it if we don’t take care enough of things.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
I would like to control all the trees and plants in the world so I can make them grow in one day and make the world greener and healthier.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
Black, White, and grey, so I would have Opposite sides and also middle ones.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
I would collaborate with Jacquemus because I really like the fit in the clothes they create, the colors they use and how they make them look good with small and delicate details, also the materials they use and the backgrounds they choose for their shootings.
PANNONICA
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who are you, and what do you do in life?
I am a student at the art school and I like to take pictures and shoot videos at school. I also very much like music and music videos.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
In the future, I would like be a director to shoot music videos.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
I would like to be in a universe that is a huge Tropical Island and I would live there as a mermaid.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
“Calm Down” by Rema because I am a very calm person.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
I would choose the power of Mind Reading to fight bad thoughts in people.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
I choose blue for the sky and the ocean, then green for nature and red for beautiful sunsets.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
I would choose Versace as I like this yellow outfit so much!
Hi, could you tell me a bit about yourself? Who do you know, and what do you do in life?
Hi, sure, it's a pleasure. I'm a guy who loves to express his personality in many different ways. I work as a manager in a restaurant, and the rest of the time I work as a model and actor, so I never stop. At night I live in the Milan techno scene, it’s perhaps the freest moment of my days.
What is your greatest passion? Do you have any specific goals or dreams related to your passion that you hope to achieve in the future?
My greatest passion is acting, my goal is to work in cinema and I'm currently shooting a film, so I'm not that far from my goal, I'm really excited.
If you could live in a parallel universe or a fantasy world, what would your choice be? What would you like to do in that alternative world, and above all, what imaginary or utopian creature would you like to be?
I would live in a CyberPunk-style multiverse, flying cars, aliens, space travel, stuff like that. I see myself as a half-alien, half-human wandering the universe alone in search of adventures.
If you could choose one song to represent your personality, what would it be and why?
Difficult question but I'll try, “Die Liebe Kommt Nicht Aus Berlin” by Brutalismus 3000, is a mix of emotions inside me, energy, awareness, pain and love. Then it reminds me of incredible moments spent with the people I love most.
If you could have a superpower for a day, which one would you choose, and how would you use it to improve the world?
Teleportation, I would go to the most inaccessible places to report all the disgust that exists in our society.
If you could live with only three colors, which would you choose and why?
Are three shades of black still three colors? However, because black has always been my favorite color, it reminds me of the night, the moment when I am in contact with my soul.
If you could collaborate with a famous designer or fashion brand, which one would you choose and why?
I could write more than one, but at the moment I would tell you Heliot Emil, he represents 100% my attitude in this period, those guys rock and I would wear those looks even to go buy cigarettes.
Interview by RED-EYE Team
Creative Direction @gloriamariagallery
Photographer and AI work: @rosariorex
Shot at @superstudio13 and 3D Scans @EPHOTO.STUDIO
Ph. Assistant 1 and Post Production: @alice_piccin
Ph. Assistant 2: @marcello_raguso
Stylist: @giorgia_imbrenda
Assistants : @sabriisaleem, @nicole.quinn_, @gerganamdimitrova
Hair Stylist: @cosimo_bellomo
Make up Artist: @ricky_morandin
Nails Designer: @carlotta_saettone
Models
@floriansohn from @boommodels
@alinesza_from @boommodels
@_lorenzobigi_ from @monster_badd
@ianhutchins from @tankagency_
@_xeddy._ from @visionstreetcasting
#Pannonica
@madeleinegerman from @abcmodelsmilan_official
@martinadalfino from @nologowomen
Red-Eye Team
Editor in-Chief : @gloriamariagallery
Editorial Director : @danieleverse
Features Editor : @eleonoraapirisi
Art Director : @gambardl
Account Manager: @doppia_h