Beneath the Serpent´s Spectrum
Post cards from Year 2222
Beneath the Serpent’s Spectrum, arises from a partnership between Human Speculative Intelligence (HSI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Each image originates from the vision and lens of Antonio Nodar (HSI), while every tale and textual reflection is crafted by Perplexity AI (AI), fusing creativity across species and systems.
View: Beneath the Serpent’s Spectrum
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Transforming skies: London & Costa da Morte
Early‑morning altocumulus stratiformis clouds form a mottled mackerel sky above Carnota Bay, as soft light spreads over Sofán village, Carnota beach, Monte Pindo, Caldebarcos and Cape Fisterra on Galicia’s Costa da Morte.
Light & weather magazine
Transforming skies light & weather magazine is an ongoing visual time lapse magazine that writes with light and weather instead of ink. From a fixed vantage point, day after day, the changing sky, sea, and air draw a slow portrait of place and climate.
View: Transforming Skies: Light & weather Magazine
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From portrait to self-portrait: art project
External perception and self-representation
The process begins with a black-and-white photograph of an artist in their studio or a personally meaningful environment, serving as a momentary reflection of how they are seen through another’s eyes. This initial portrait is then returned to the artist, who is invited to transform it into a self-portrait. The creative process is entirely open: artists may reinterpret, rework, or even deconstruct the original image as they wish.
View: From Portrait to Self-Portrait ( https://p2sp.org/ )
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Photography
Culture, Landscapes, Portraits, Social, Street Shots, Portraits
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Antonio Nodar
Antonio Nodar (b. 1954, Baiñas, Galicia, Spain) is a photographer and interdisciplinary
artist internationally recognized for his landmark project From Portrait to Self-Portrait.
Originally trained in theater with the DITEA company in Santiago de Compostela and the
Jacques Lecoq Theatre School in Paris, Nodar began his career as a press photographer
for major Spanish publications including El Diari de Barcelona and El Mundo.
A co-founder of the KRA (Kol·lectiu de Recercas Artístiques) and active participant in
experimental art collectives, Nodar’s work merges visual arts, performance, and
documentary tradition. Since 1996, he has worked with over 1,200 artists worldwide,
inviting each to transform his black-and-white portraits into self-portraits and building a
unique global archive. His work has been exhibited internationally and is supported by
institutions such as the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation. Nodar is currently based in
Galicia, Spain.
Nodar is also the co-creator—with Perplexity AI—of Beneath the Serpent’s Spectrum, an
ongoing interdisciplinary project that blends digital photography and AI-generated
storytelling to explore ecological futures, myth, and climate art through speculative
narrative and image.
Antonio Nodar born in 1954 (Baiñas. Galicia).
Earlier in muy life (60 & 70´s), I was interested in theater. Compañía DITEA, Santiago de Compostela (Galicia). Mountview Theater school, London. Ecole de theatre Jacques Lecoq, Paris.
In the 80´s, switched to photography on the journalistic side, head of photo section at Diari de Barcelona, free lance for agencia EFE, El Mundo, Ajo Blanco etc. and started developing personal art projects like, …from portrait to self-portrait… and 2222 The year of the Snake.
…from portrait to self-portrait… Project
1996 (Barcelona) …p2sp… started as a game of question and answer with a few Artists friends. As word spread out, more artists accepted to be involved.
1997, (Barcelona)…p2sp… project was presented with 97 participating artists (Catalunya Album), at Maria Jose Castellví Gallery and was given the ACCA best gallery exhibition award that year.
2012. Kathmandu, Nepal. 317 local artists presented at Patan Museum. Nepal Album
2013. San Salvador, El Salvador: 270 local artists presented at Palacio Nacional. El Salvador Album
2014. La Coruña, Galicia. 170 local artists presented at M.A.C. Gas Natural Union Fenosa. Galicia Album
2015-2016. Paris. 210 local artists presented at Jour et Nuit Gallery. Paris Album
.…from portrait to self-portrait… Vol 1.
An introductory book housing the first 242 participating artists. Limited edition, Hard cover, hand bound A3 size. Launched at:
2010. Barcelona, Palo Alto.
2011. London, Hundred year Gallery.
2012. Papa Westray (Orkney islands) Papay Gyro Nights Festival. Blainville. (Normandie) Maisonoire Gallery.
2013 Vimianzo. Galicia. Sala Anton Mozo.
2012. Papa Westray (Orkney islands). At the Papay Giro Nights Festival
2012. Soho, London. Hammer House.
2022. Lira. Galicia. A.C. Canle.
2023. Santiago de Compostela. Auditorio de Galicia. Exposición colectiva “Sempre Mais”.
Pontevedra. Pazo da Cultura de Pontevedra. Exposición colectiva “Sempre Mais”
Outes. Casa da Cultura de Outes. In the context of Mares da Fin do Mundo Festival
2024 La Fonderie et Maison du citoyen, Fonteney sous Bois. Paris
80´s and 90´s
Badalona. Spanish civil war refuge. Theme: Nuclear war. 5 days and nights
Barcelona. Centro Civico Sant Andreu. Theme: Hollidays. 6days and nights
Barcelona. Swears at Diagonal/Paseig de Sant Joan. Theme: Post nuclear war. 7 days and nights.
Badalona. Torre del agua, Slaughter house. Theme: New world order. 8 days and nights.
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