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Simulacra

Key Concepts of Surrealism

The Simulacrum

A representation of a representation. Think a painting of a painting of a painting.

Example: A photograph of a photograph of the Mona Lisa.

Leger's Pyrotechnics

The Uncanny Valley

Where your grandma's old photograph becomes a creepy AI-generated doppelganger.

Example: That creepy Deep Dream AI that drew your childhood portrait.

Uncanny Valley Explained