We are constantly surrounded by images, but every one of them is speaking a coded language that tells our brains how to feel. This episode explores the concept of mimesis—the representation of reality—and the two primary frequencies used to build it . We investigate why a technically "flawed" photograph from the 1930s can hold more "presence" than a mathematically perfect AI image, and we provide a technical toolkit for creating work that resists the "algorithmic mirage"

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