Toyboi

Hsiang-Yun Huang, Claudia Oliveira, Lotte Louise de Jong, Gema FB Martín, 2024

Created by Hsiang-Yun Huang, Claudia Oliveira, Lotte Louise de Jong, Gema FB Martín

Production: Werktank & Impakt

Conceived in the framework of CODE 2024, organized by Werktank (Leuven), Impakt (Utrecht), PrivacySalon CPDP (Brussels) and NøSchool (Nevers)

With the support of the Flemish Authorities, Gemeente Utrecht, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie & Stichting DOEN / VriendenLoterij Fonds

Previously
2024 - KIKK Festival, Namur (Belgium)

ToyBoi reflects on the patriarchal infrastructure of Deep Nude technology. Specifically, it refers to
AI tools that are often used to generate non-consensual nude images of women. While these tools effectively strip women, they often fail to undress men realistically, resulting in images of men with deformed genitalia. We present these failed images on items like lighters and calendars, which traditionally have portrayed naked women, to generate dialog on the male gaze and gender-based violence.
Read more about the project here.