L.S. Dunes Respond to Backlash Over AI Video
Post-hardcore band L.S. Dunes ruffled some feathers this week when they shared a teaser for their upcoming video for the track “Old Wounds.” People are calling it out for its use of AI art, a major point of contention in multiple artistic spaces right now.
The art in the video was done by AI artist Iammethisisi.
The band say:
“Upon posting a 10 second clip of our upcoming video for OLD WOUNDS made by generative art creator, @IAMMETHISISI, we noticed there was some chatter on social media and that it might be a good idea for us to clear some things up.
“L.S. Dunes and its collective members have been longtime supporters and advocates of artists of all kinds. Over the years we have commissioned art pieces from well-known professional artists, unknown semi-professional artists, and fans of the band just starting out and creating things for fun. We have searched out these talented artists that inspire us from all walks of life and worked with them in a multitude of different ways showcasing their work on as large a platform as we could provide. When we saw the images created by @IAMMETHISISI we knew immediately this was the artist we wanted to work with to make the visual accompaniment for our latest original song, OLD WOUNDS.
“OLD WOUNDS, at its core, is a song about intent, and what role it plays in the perception of good and evil. The conversation surrounding generative art draws a parallel to that in many ways. It’s clear that our creative vision for this particular video has sparked a dialogue of opposing views and got people thinking, and talking, and feeling without even seeing the entire video. Isn’t that what art should do?
“We feel the video created by @lAMMETHISISI encompasses that perfectly, and based on the initial comments from just a 10 second clip, it seems to have hit this concept directly on the head.
“Love it or hate it the choice is yours, as it should be.
“We know we aren’t going to please everyone all the time.
“Kindness and continued thoughtful creation are all that we can promise.
“XO L.S. Dunes
A glance at the comment section on that post, however, reveals that most people are still very disappointed, doubling down on the position that the band are endorsing theft with this move. Not at all a surprising reaction, but we’ll see if it gets the band to change their tune.
