Hemingway

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Hemingway—Most people recognize Hemingway’s name, and many are familiar with “The Old Man and the Sea,” even if they can’t identify its author. This work depicts Santiago moments before returning to his small Cuban coastal village after three days and nights of solitary battle with a marlin. Since sharks devoured the marlin during his return journey, Santiago brings back only its skeleton. In this image, however, he at least has the company of flying fish.

The background elements consist of modified, freely available photographs, while Santiago, the protagonist of Hemingway’s novella, was created using AI. This piece belongs to the “Playing around with skies and waters” series. The SEA series explores its theme through three dimensions: visual, textual, and auditory