Dissertation-derived narrative
Project inquiry
Matrix of Discomfort begins the dissertation’s critical design inquiry by treating the quilt as both an artifact and a method for examining AI as a creativity support tool.
The work responds to the discomfort caused by repeated, narrow representations of women in text-to-image outputs. Through careful selection, stitching, and augmented reality overlays, the quilt makes bias, synthetic certainty, and human intervention visible.
The project insists that AI-generated images should not be accepted as neutral or complete. Instead, they become media that require judgment, editing, critique, and situated artistic responsibility.
