# Selfie Song

> Walter Whitman White

- Canonical URL: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/
- Year: 2021–2025, ongoing
- Medium and tools: Generative AI, AI, 16mm Film, Moving Image, Video Art, Custom Models
- Pathways: [Material Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/material-machines.md), [Models Made Here](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/models-made-here.md)
- Media: 6 images, 4 videos
- Artist: Derrick Schultz

## About this work

A millennial’s interpretation of Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself.

*Selfie Song (Mixed Reality Edit)*

Sound Design for Mixed Reality Edit by [Kamuter](https://kamuter.world/)

Screenings:

[Modern Technology](https://mononoawarefilm.com/ctc_2024_derrick-schultz) (Solo screening, 2024), [Artificial Reflections](https://www.kreativai.no/past-events#zOmMP5) (Oslo, Norway, 2024), Mixed Media (Solo screening at Whammy! Analog Media, 2024)

*Selfie Song (Stable Diffusion Redux)*

2022, 2min, silent

Made using David Marx’s Stable Diffusion variations notebook

*Selfie Song (Vertical Version)*

2021, 3min, silent

*Selfie Song (Horizontal Version)*

2021, 3min, silent

Made using Vadim Epstein’s wonderful [IllusTrip](https://github.com/eps696/aphantasia)

## Media

Videos cannot be watched by text agents; each entry gives its alt text, caption, Vimeo title and duration, and a description of the video.

### 1. Video `selfie-song-mixed-reality-edit-2024`
- Description: trippy flickering video
- Caption: Selfie Song (Mixed Reality Edit), 2024.
- Source: Vimeo video 1037614759
- Vimeo title: Selfie Song (Mixed Reality Edit)
- Duration: 8 min 13 s
- Video description: An 8-minute film (2022–2024), digital with 16mm elements: an AI film recreated in reality, then returned to the latent space. Sound design by Kamuter.
- Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1037614759
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=selfie-song-mixed-reality-edit-2024

### 2. Triptych `images-generated-by-the-titles-community-with-the-selfie-song-si`
- Caption: Images generated by the Titles community with the Selfie Song Sixteen model. [Create your own](https://titles.xyz/create?model=5CYcZoiAKfZeUPfd5jPq)
- Image `43af2ee5-5f6c-455a-8dd1-64b816f3984d`
  - Alt text: AI-generated still life with dahlias and chrysanthemums floating over pastel color-blocked squares in mauve, blue, green, and pink
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=43af2ee5-5f6c-455a-8dd1-64b816f3984d
- Image `5345d6e3-a0e9-43e0-9e52-ba2b40386170`
  - Alt text: AI-generated minimalist still life scene with arched pastel backdrop, white ceramic vessels, spheres, and dried flowers in soft pink and sage tones
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=5345d6e3-a0e9-43e0-9e52-ba2b40386170
- Image `d55dbcc5-302b-41e3-a207-341fda0fc9e2`
  - Alt text: AI-generated still life with wall clock, white ceramic vase, dried flowers, and geometric color panels in teal, coral, pink, and mustard
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=d55dbcc5-302b-41e3-a207-341fda0fc9e2

### 3. Triptych `images-generated-by-the-titles-community-with-the-selfie-song-sq`
- Caption: Images generated by the Titles community with the Selfie Song Squared model. [Create your own](https://titles.xyz/create?model=1OwBnivFNCbGXxheSudl)
- Image `6bac0b28-bd9c-4992-b266-e53bdfe2413a`
  - Alt text: Surreal AI-generated painting of vintage television surrounded by dreamlike flowers in pink, blue, and white against golden yellow background
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=6bac0b28-bd9c-4992-b266-e53bdfe2413a
- Image `8057ca11-12b4-43c8-8c37-d47242441a4e`
  - Alt text: Psychedelic AI-generated landscape with flowing organic shapes, arches, and abstract florals in vibrant rainbow pastels
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=8057ca11-12b4-43c8-8c37-d47242441a4e
- Image `55b02052-967e-40f3-9b2b-0215658dfed0`
  - Alt text: Surreal AI-generated composition with elongated hand, floating skull, and botanical elements in soft greens, teals, and yellows with smooth gradient blending
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=55b02052-967e-40f3-9b2b-0215658dfed0

### 4. Video `selfie-song-stable-diffusion-redux-2022`
- Description: trippy flickering video
- Caption: *Selfie Song (Stable Diffusion Redux)*, 2022.
- Source: Vimeo video 752753022
- Vimeo title: Selfie Song (Stable Diffusion Redux)
- Duration: 1 min 59 s
- Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/752753022
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=selfie-song-stable-diffusion-redux-2022

### 5. Video `selfie-song-vertical-2021`
- Description: trippy vertical video
- Caption: *Selfie Song (Vertical)*, 2021.
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=selfie-song-vertical-2021

### 6. Video `selfie-song-horizontal-2021-horizontal-version-for-you-olds-that`
- Description: trippy horizontal video
- Caption: *Selfie Song (Horizontal)*, 2021. Horizontal version for you olds that still watch video with your phone rotated
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip/?media=selfie-song-horizontal-2021-horizontal-version-for-you-olds-that

## External links

- [Kamuter](https://kamuter.world/)
- [Modern Technology](https://mononoawarefilm.com/ctc_2024_derrick-schultz)
- [Artificial Reflections](https://www.kreativai.no/past-events#zOmMP5)
- [IllusTrip](https://github.com/eps696/aphantasia)
- [Create your own](https://titles.xyz/create?model=5CYcZoiAKfZeUPfd5jPq)
- [Create your own](https://titles.xyz/create?model=1OwBnivFNCbGXxheSudl)

## Related

### Pathways

- [Material Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/material-machines.md): Digital systems returned to film, paper, plotting, and handmade image-making.
- [Models Made Here](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/models-made-here.md): Projects built around trained, adapted, or artist-specific generative models.

### Tags

Generative AI, AI, 16mm Film, Moving Image, Video Art, Custom Models

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