Palm Visions

This is an experimental photography project powered by Midjourney. In today's unstable world, fortune-telling has once again become popular among young people who are seeking direction. Instead of leaving your future to be interpreted by strangers, why not take control of it yourself? Instead of having a palm reader to interpret your future, why not envision the future that you want? This idea inspired me to create this project.

Inspiration

The definition of palmistry/palm reading

The practice of fortune-telling through the study of the palm.

The art of analyzing the physical features of the hands to interpret personality characteristics

Photographers' experiments

Thomas Mailaender, Illustrated People, 2013

Valeri Hammond

Production

Gather volunteers

Come up with a form to guide them create prompts for image generation. Interview them with the question:"When I say ‘future,’ describe a future scenario you're in—what you hope to become, or what you wish doing and experiencing.“

*homemade pastry is proven to be working when it comes to luring more volunteers to join your project.

Generate/edit images

Use the prompts from volunteers to generate images through Midjourney. Try to conform the images to a consistent visual style during the process.

Print images

UV print on transparent film or print them out as stickers.

Photoshoot

Schedule appointments with the volunteers. Attach the images onto their palms and start photoshoot.

Print a Photo Book!

Place the palm reading and the prompt from the owner of this palm side by side on one page and print it out.