Artificial Intelligence (AI): The new god… or a monster in disguise

AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 2026 Supreme Winner, Australian Wearable Art Festival, Sunshine Coast QLD

TITLE: Artificial Intelligence (AI): The new god… or a monster in disguise?
YEAR: August 2026

MEDIUM: 
> Reused / Recycled / Upcycled: Recycled cardboard from moving boxes, food packaging, Recycled CD’s, Recycled Christmas decorations, Recycled computer parts
> Existing: Fabric and textiles from existing stash, Acrylic Paints, Hot Glue
> New: Specialty papers, Florist picks and branches,

*This piece is made from 75% recycled materials


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Artificial Intelligence (AI): The new god… or a monster in disguise

Artificial intelligence is, in many ways, godlike in its potential:
> It creates, interprets, predicts, and increasingly shapes reality
> It has near-infinite capacity to learn, scale, and operate without sleep, ego, or fear
> It can heal, build, and solve — but also manipulate, deceive, and destroy

Whether it becomes a god or a monster depends less on the technology itself and more on who wields it and why AI reflects human intent magnified — our creativity and our corruption, our compassion
and our control

PHOTOGRAPHY: Colin McLellan / @colin.mclellan
MODEL: Amie Atkinson / @amieatkiinson
HAIR & MAKE-UP: Josh Cini / @vividbeautybyjosh / @HUMA