Overview of the presentation
On October 8 Art Gallery Line Hosted the Opening of the Book “Colors of Tfilisi” by Nikoloz Tbileli. The Project is a continuation of the “Machine Learning for Culture” Which was organized back in 2021.
Regarding the Book
Nicoloz Tbileli’s book “Colors of Tfilisi” focuses on colored photographs of Tbilisi’s historical districts, streets, prominent public figures, and historical photo facts. The colored photos used in the book were created by restoring and colorization of black and white photographic material using artificial intelligence. With an innovative approach and the use of new technologies, it was possible to revive the black-and-white photo archive depicting our cultural heritage in color format.
The book “Colors of Tfilisi” unites and is filled with colored photographs of our city’s historical districts, streets, prominent public figures and historical photo facts. The color photographs used in the book were created by restoring and coloring black and white photographs using artificial intelligence. With an innovative approach and the use of new technologies, it became possible to revive the black-and-white photo archive depicting our cultural heritage in color format.
The book is a collection of black and white photographs taken by Dimitri Ermakov, Alexander Ivanitsky and Baron de Bay. Also, photographs captured by unknown photographers, which were found in various photo archives of the world.
Work on the project included many interesting stages, which in a way became a challenge for our team. It was a big responsibility to find photographs depicting our city and historical facts from various archives of the world, and then to process this material with artificial intelligence in such a way that the authenticity, character, charm, and joy of the city of Tfilisi a hundred years ago were conveyed to us in full.
you can look for updates regarding the project on our website , social media pages, and at Machine Learning for Cultures website mlculture.art