Photo on aluminium
AI Wind Instrument Banquet
Transformed image inspired by a photograph taken in the 1960s
Original photograph by Michael Joseph
Size: 20 cm (h) × 15 cm (w)
Medium: Aluminium print
Format: Small Format Print on Aluminium
Edition: Later print
Status: Not for sale – tongue firmly in cheek
A candlelit banquet. A stately interior. A table groaning with fruit, game, and theatrical intent. And — if you look closely — a distinctly mischievous twist.
AI Wind Instrument Banquet playfully reimagines an original 1960s staged photograph by Michael Joseph. In the spirit of experimentation (and a household clarinet practice session), this version invites a small absurdity into the room: where once there were guitars and mandolins, now appear trumpets, saxophones, flutes — a wind section installed in stately surroundings.
The transformation leans into the theatricality already present in the original composition. A central standing figure remains framed by mantelpiece and candlelight, while seated musicians form a rhythmic arc around the table. The saturated amber glow still wraps the scene in warmth, deepening into russet shadows that sculpt faces, instruments, and carved woodwork.
But look twice. The faces are not quite as they were. For copyright reasons — and perhaps out of algorithmic politeness — AI has subtly reshaped identities. The result is knowingly uncanny: recognisable yet altered, faithful yet mischievous.
This is not a replacement for the original photograph, nor an attempt to improve it. It is a tongue-in-cheek side note — a playful dialogue between analogue staging and digital intervention. A what-if moment. A rehearsal room joke made visible.
Printed on aluminium, the rich tonal warmth and theatrical lighting gain crisp clarity and contemporary sheen, heightening both the drama and the humour of the exercise.
This work is presented as a light-hearted, not-for-sale publication — a small-format curiosity celebrating creativity, experimentation, and the occasional family in-joke.
Do explore the wider Small Format collection for the original spirit in its full authenticity. Thank you.
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