Objects d’Uchronie is a publication and speculative art project that explores the changing relationship between humans, objects, and technology. The project asks how objects acquire meaning and what happens when the systems we use to value antiques and heirlooms brush against new sensibilities, technologies, and forms of ownership.
The research is presented through a publication that engages history, critical writing, interviews and visual materials, guiding the reader towards the definition and creation of “new antiques.” A dataset of 150 family-owned antique objects, comprising 600 images, trained a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to generate new forms that combine characteristics of the source material while remaining historically impossible. By bringing antiques, contemporary art and technology together, the project questions whether value is inherent or constructed, and whether technology might offer new ways to reinterpret, preserve, and create cultural significance.
