The core of the project is my concept for a video game set in an abandoned research complex where an artificial intelligence is left alone after the people disappear.
In an attempt to understand humanity, the system creates theatrical simulations, reproduces fragments of memories, and forces robots to act out scenes of human life. However, it does not possess a complete understanding of what it is trying to replicate. It has only scraps of data, observations, and its own interpretations.
Over time, these simulations devolve into distorted reconstructions of human emotion, behavior, and appearance.
This very idea became the basis for a new project—a collection of physical art objects designed as if they are the result of these experiments.
Concept
SYNTHETIC EMOTIONS — a brand of collectible art objects inspired by artificial intelligence attempts to recreate humanity.
Each piece is the result of a machine experiment that studies human emotions, appearance, and behavior, but interprets them in its own unique way. Mechanical masks, strange sculptures, and objects with exposed wiring become artifacts of failed simulations.
The brand merges the aesthetics of dark science fiction, industrial design, and museum exhibits. The objects look as if they were salvaged from a derelict laboratory of the future.
Identity
The palette was created in Adobe Color
Logo created in Recraft. Prompt: Vector logo for the brand «SYNTHETIC EMOTIONS»: a minimalist emblem above a wordmark. The emblem is a geometric mechanical face mask, split in two halves—one half is a clean, smooth contour, the other is made of segmented plates with a single circular aperture eye, and thin wires trailing from the chin. Below, «SYNTHETIC EMOTIONS» in a wide-spaced, clean industrial sans-serif, uppercase. Dark sci-fi, museum-exhibit, industrial design feel. Flat vector, centered, high legibility, generous spacing. Font: ResidenzGrotesk MediumExtended Instance font Identified using whatfontis
Product Generation
Recraft was used to generate all objects.
Prompt: Museum-quality product photograph of a wall-mounted art object: a mechanical human face mask in smooth matte porcelain white, one eye closed, the other a glass camera lens, segmented brushed-steel jaw plates, a bundle of black and red cables hanging from the neck. Mounted on a raw dark concrete wall above a low oak console in a minimalist gallery-style apartment. Single soft spotlight from above, cold desaturated shadows, faint red glow behind the object. Dark sci-fi, industrial design, relic from an abandoned future laboratory. Cinematic lighting, ultra-detailed, shallow depth of field, editorial catalog photography, 4:5.
prompt: Editorial interior photograph of a collectible sculpture: an articulated robotic hand in matte white ceramic with black ribbed rubber joints, fingers curled in an imitation of a tender human gesture, a few exposed wires ending in a tiny red LED. Placed on a travertine plinth in a moody contemporary living room, a dark charcoal velvet sofa softly blurred behind. Soft directional window light, cold grey-blue palette with a single red accent. Dark sci-fi, museum exhibit, high detail, shallow depth of field, 4:5.
Prompt: Premium product photograph of a sculptural floor lamp: a tall, slender figure with a spine of stacked black ribbed hose segments and exposed cables, topped with a small, glossy white robot head featuring a single, round glowing eye that emits soft, warm light. Standing in the corner of a dark industrial loft with grey tiled walls, herringbone wood flooring, and a vintage armchair, there is a light haze in the air. Cold overhead light, subtle red backlight. Dark sci-fi, industrial design, abandoned future laboratory aesthetic, cinematic, ultra-detailed, 2:3.
prompt: Premium product photograph of a collectible art object: a large matte white ceramic orb shaped like an eyeball, mounted on a slim brushed-steel tripod, featuring a mechanical iris of overlapping aperture blades and a red pupil. A glass droplet-shaped lens hangs below it on a fine wire like a tear. Red and black cables run down the stand. The piece rests on a dark stone pedestal in a calm minimalist lounge, with a linen curtain and a dark plaster wall blurred in the background. Soft, cool side window light, with a faint red glow emanating from the iris. Dark sci-fi, industrial design, museum exhibit, ultra-detailed, shallow depth of field, editorial catalog photography, 4:5.
Museum-style product photograph of a specimen under a glass bell jar on a black metal base: mechanical lips made of pale silicone with small chrome teeth plates, held by thin articulated arms, wires running out through the base. Placed on a walnut sideboard in a dim, elegant dining room, a framed abstract print blurred in the background. One warm spotlight creating reflections on the glass, cold shadows, a small red indicator light. Dark sci-fi, industrial design, collectible art object, ultra-detailed, shallow depth of field, editorial catalog shot, 4:5.
Environment
Recraft was used to generate the environment.
Prompt: Create an image where these objects are part of an interior setting. The interior can be unconventional, but it must remain habitable. Have the specified objects integrated into a living space. Ensure it does not look like set dressing and that the objects are not distorted.
Promotional Materials
Generated using higgsfield. Model Nano Banana Pro
