In an age where human creativity and artificial intelligence intertwine, ALL BUT HUMAN presents a dialogue between two distinct yet interconnected creative processes: one rooted in material craftsmanship, the other emerging from the boundless possibilities of AI and Machine-generated art.
Louise Alexander Gallery and Fellowship present Roope Rainisto’s REWORLD series, a body of work that examines identity, perception, and possibility in an era shaped by artificial intelligence. Using AI-generated imagery, Rainisto explores alternative realities, fragmented perspectives, and the blurred boundaries between self and society. His work challenges us to consider what it means to create when technology both enhances and obscures individuality, offering a thought-provoking lens on contemporary existence.
Through machine learning systems trained on vast visual archives, Rainisto reconfigures familiar elements into an elevated reality, where figures and spaces feel both improbable and compelling. His work reflects the shifting nature of identity in asociety where it is easy to lose oneself in the collective. REWORLD is not just an exploration of fantasy but a deeper reflection on the way technology influences visual communication, culture, and our understanding of the world.
Alongside, Gallery FUMI’s collection of handcrafted works highlights the enduring role of human touch, materiality, and the unpredictable beauty of imperfection. Works such as Charlotte Kingsnorth’s Land Before Time, Max Lamb’s polystyrene-carved pieces, and Tuomas Markunpoika’s Contra Naturam challenge the boundaries between the organic and the artificial, the handmade and the industrial, permanence and ephemerality.
Together, these two perspectives - one generated, the other shaped by hand - form a conversation about craft, technology, and the shifting nature of creativity in contemporary practice. In juxtaposition, they highlight not opposition, but the expanding spectrum of human creativity where the intersection of digital intelligence and material craftsmanship opens new possibilities for artistic expression and, perhaps, for how we shape the world around us.
Referencing Theodore Sturgeon, who explored the blending of extraordinary abilities into a single greater intelligence, ALL BUT HUMAN contemplates the coexistence of human and machine creativity. Rather than opposing forces, AI and craft exist on a continuum, one generated, the other shaped by hand, each expanding the possibilities of contemporary artistic expression.
At a time when AI-generated imagery is rapidly evolving, ALL BUT HUMAN invites reflection on how these digital and physical forms of creation interact, collide, and reframe our understanding of authorship, process, and artistic intention.
