Ben Millar Cole is a photographer working at the intersection of visual arts and technology, blending sculptural composition, digital image-making, and traditional printing techniques to explore the evolving relationship between human and machine creativity.
His latest project After Wall reimagines the work of Jeff Wall through the lens of AI, transforming meticulously constructed photographic scenes into organic, fungal landscapes. Blurring the lines between homage and innovation, Cole’s work replaces Wall’s human-centered narratives with vibrant networks of natural forms, evoking cycles of decay, regeneration, and transformation. By combining AI’s generative potential with Wall’s compositional rigour, 'After Wall' invites viewers to reflect on the evolving dynamics of creativity, authorship and collaboration in the current age of AI.
In 2025, Cole was awarded a Realisation Grant from the Centre for British Photography to further develop After Wall through a series of lenticular prints that translate AI’s hidden processes into tangible form. The project was also selected for the Doughnut W(H)ole Pavilion as part of The Wrong Biennale—a decentralised digital art event that connects artists and curators worldwide.
His work has been recognised with the Wallpaper* AI-Generated Design Award (2023) and featured in exhibitions at the California Museum of Photography, 10.14 and Palmer Gallery. He has also presented his work through artist talks at events including Paris Photo.
Photomonitor and Altered States magazine recently featured Millar Cole's Rip-Off - a psychosocial performance exploring identity, featuring a singular character - a puritanical, prize-fighting, gold-toothed employee gone gonzo.
CV and portfolio available upon request.
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Exhibitions
2025: The Wrong Biennale - Doughnut W(H)ole Pavilion
2024: Palmer Gallery, London - Post-Photography: The Uncanny Valley
2024: Californian Museum of Photography - Every Day We Have to Invent the Reality of This World: AI Post Photography
2024: 10.14 Gallery, London - From a Common Gesture | presented by Wallpaper* Magazine
2023: Galerie La Grande Vitrine Lencontres d'Arles - A State of Consciousness
2023: LUME studios, NYC - In Between Spaces: An exhibition with the creators at the forefront of AI Video | presented by Fellowship
Publications
American Suburb X - After Wall: The Wood Wide Web and AI Art
European Photography 116
Der Greif 17
Photomonitor
Wallpaper* Magazine
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