They Did Not Exist

• Prize
  Bronze in Special Categories/AI-Generated Images
• Photographer
  Harim Kim
• Technical Info
  Midjourney, V7
• Photo Date
  2025-09-20

Truly "nonexistent" cannot even be declared to have "never existed" in the first place. ① Data is divided into allocated and unallocated, but semiconductor systems that recognize this distinction exist. ② Even the artistry of expressed and unexpressed things leaves traces in reality through brain activity. ③ Generative AI is a return to creation, conjuring a world that feels like reality through the combination of the desire for expression, human visual judgment, and the presence or absence of stored data.