Reconstructed Landscape{s}: Michael Takeo Magruder
Reconstructed Landscape{s} is an exhibition by British-American artist Michael Takeo Magruder featuring recent pieces and in-progress studies that blend computational photography and bespoke Al techniques to reimagine specific locations of natural beauty.
Each work is generated exclusively from the artist’s own field recordings captured on his Google Pixel phone, that are then recursively processed using traditional digital production tools and the latest generation of AI models.
This showcase also marks a key stage in Takeo’s development of Sleeping Rivers, Vanishing Seas, a new body of work exploring Azerbaijan’s culturally significant and environmentally fragile landscapes through the lens of climate change, digital imaging, and emerging technologies. The project is a collaboration between the artist, YARAT Contemporary Art Space, and Gazelli Art House, and is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture programme.
Takeo Magruder participated in the group exhibtion Parallel Worlds at Gazelli Art House Baku in 2024, presenting works from the Reconstructed Landscape{s} series. His visit to Azerbaijan for this project was the catalyst for his subsequent research project.
