ALL PROJECTS / 2026

A National Portrait

Year: 2026

Client: Es Devlin Studio / Google Arts & Culture Lab / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Technology: Gemini API, image generation, browser-based generative AI, JavaScript, generative imagery, computer vision

External Links

"Es Devlin's A National Portrait for the National Portrait Gallery" for Google "A National Portrait" at the National Portrait Gallery "Interactive portrait of the nation by artist Es Devlin" for the National Portrait Gallery

Description

A participatory digital artwork by Es Devlin with Google Arts & Culture Lab for the National Portrait Gallery, transforming participant photographs into animated charcoal-and-chalk-style portraits.

IYOIYO contributed to the browser-based generative AI experience, combining Gemini API, image generation, generative imagery, computer vision, and JavaScript. The work invites adults in the UK to create a downloadable digital portrait and optionally add it to an evolving collective portrait displayed at the National Portrait Gallery.