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Planetary Portals AI archive exhibition, last chance to see

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June 6, 2025
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Planetary Portals AI archive exhibition, last chance to see

This is your last chance to see Planetary Portals AI archive exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery. The event invites UK audiences to consider how archival imagery and artificial intelligence intertwine. Running until 15^th June 2025 at The Photographers’ Gallery, the Planetary Portals AI archive exhibition draws on 19th‑century photographs of South African gold and diamond mining and re‑scripts them through generative AI. The Planetary Portals AI archive exhibition asks who gets a voice in colonial archives and how AI interpretive layers might erase or distort those narratives.

The collective Planetary Portals has crafted a series of evocative single‑shot digital films using archive material from the Bodleian Library’s Cecil Rhodes collection. They interrogate how photography framed colonial legacies from Hackney to South African diamond fields, then overlay generative AI techniques to expose gaps in large language models. It’s a deeply UK‑rooted conversation that asks Londoners how they reckon with their capital’s colonial history through the lens of contemporary AI.

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Presented in moody, immersive spaces, the exhibition reveals how technology can both shape and silence historical memory. Visitors can also catch an artist talk on 5 June where the collective will discuss the role of AI in reshaping imperial archives. Registrations are available on the Photographers’ Gallery website, while more context on colonial archives can be explored at the Bodleian’s online archive.

For those keen to dive deeper, check our earlier feature on photography and colonial legacies on EyeOnLondon. And to explore the Bodleian’s archive yourself, you can visit its official online portal. The Planetary Portals AI archive exhibition is a measured yet thought‑provoking blend of history, environment and AI critique.

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