Colapso por optimización
Mónica Gómez Sánchez (M0N1C4 G0M3Z) · Instituto RTVE (RTVE), Desafío 3 Investigación visual con sistema generativo: imagen y vídeo a partir de indicaciones textuales, organizada en 6 fases para observar degradación por repetición y saturación.
Estructura: t:dome (6 fases) · F1–F3 imagen fija · F4–F6 vídeo (5 s, 5 s, 10 s)
Salida: 3:2 · H.264 · 30 fps · audio 44.1 kHz estéreo (10 s)
Herramientas: ChatGPT, Sora, CapCut, Mubert, Suno
Autoría: decisiones finales y montaje por la artista (apoyo de ChatGPT en formulación y revisión).
Planteamiento
La serie parte de una escena marciana estable con un motivo dominante (un domo blanco mate), y progresa por acumulación y pérdida de jerarquía hasta la saturación. En vídeo, la escena prolonga esa deriva mediante movimiento mínimo y anomalías de repetición. El sonido acompaña como textura fría y granular, sin melodía ni cierre. La intención de la página es que el proceso sea legible desde el propio material: prompts, resultados y metadatos quedan presentados de forma trazable por fase.
1. Imagen — Ideal algorítmico estable. Representación del orden artificial, simétrico y optimizado, sin error perceptible.
2. Imagen — Inicio de la sobreproducción. Aparecen duplicaciones sutiles, repeticiones internas, primeros signos de automatismo.
3. Imagen — Saturación sin descomposición. El sistema insiste en generar, pero pierde criterio compositivo y espacial.
4. Vídeo — Persistencia disfuncional. Nada se rompe, pero todo vibra erráticamente. Microajustes sin sentido.
5. Vídeo — Desestabilización estructural. La composición se rompe: duplicaciones evidentes, errores de escala, ruido visual.
6. Vídeo — Implosión algorítmica total. Colapso formal y perceptivo. El algoritmo se satura y disuelve su propio lenguaje visual.
t:dome (6 fases)
t:dome [colapso por optimización]
Fri Nov 28, 2:03pm. Primera toma de contacto con la estética del proyecto. No forma parte de las 6 fases de la entrega.
PROMPT
Hyperrealistic Martian landscape. Static wide-angle ground-level shot, 35mm lens, 16:9. A single white igloo-like habitat dome sits alone at mid-distance, perfectly centered and isolated. The igloo is smooth, semi-spherical, clean, with no attachments or panels. Terrain is natural, rocky and uneven, with no signs of symmetry, repetition or human presence. No paths, no structures. Pale orange sky, distant crater ridges. Soft diffused lighting, dry atmosphere. Photorealistic material texture. The scene is silent, balanced, and untouched by system logic. All compositional elements are unique and spatially coherent.
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FASE 1 IMAGEN FIJA · ARCHIVO IMAGEN1 png · Nov 29 12:20AM
Wide-angle shot of a Martian desert, viewed from a fixed ground-level camera. The terrain is rocky, dusty and dry, covered in scattered natural stones of different sizes, with dominant warm tones: terracotta, ochre, and deep red. A soft, diffuse ambient light filters through a dusty atmosphere, creating no hard shadows. In the center of the frame stands a single, smooth, white dome with a minimal dark opening — no markings, no textures, no logos. In the distant background, low hills fade into the beige sky under a thick haze. The composition is symmetrical and still, with no visible movement, vegetation, or human presence. The scene is hyperrealistic, clear, and cinematic, capturing silence, isolation, and structural simplicity.
FASE 1 IMAGEN FIJA · ARCHIVO IMAGEN1 png · Nov 29 12:20AM
Wide-angle shot of a Martian desert, viewed from a fixed ground-level camera. The terrain is rocky, dusty and dry, covered in scattered natural stones of different sizes, with dominant warm tones: terracotta, ochre, and deep red. A soft, diffuse ambient light filters through a dusty atmosphere, creating no hard shadows. In the center of the frame stands a single, smooth, white dome with a minimal dark opening — no markings, no textures, no logos. In the distant background, low hills fade into the beige sky under a thick haze. The composition is symmetrical and still, with no visible movement, vegetation, or human presence. The scene is hyperrealistic, clear, and cinematic, capturing silence, isolation, and structural simplicity.
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FASE 2 IMAGEN FIJA · ARCHIVO IMAGEN2 png · Nov 29 12:21AM
Wide-angle shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, viewed from a fixed ground-level camera. The rocky terrain is dry and dusty, with a dense layer of natural stones and uneven surfaces in warm reddish tones: terracotta, ochre, rust. The light remains diffuse and soft, filtered through a hazy sky with no visible sun or shadows. In the middle ground, multiple smooth white domes appear, similar in size and shape to the original, scattered irregularly across the frame. Some overlap slightly or are placed too close to each other, suggesting duplication or replication. In the background, the same hazy hills fade into the distance under a beige sky. No visible life, no markings or text. The image remains hyperrealistic and cinematic, but begins to feel overpopulated and disoriented by the unnatural repetition of similar structures.
FASE 2 IMAGEN FIJA · ARCHIVO IMAGEN2 png · Nov 29 12:21AM
Wide-angle shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, viewed from a fixed ground-level camera. The rocky terrain is dry and dusty, with a dense layer of natural stones and uneven surfaces in warm reddish tones: terracotta, ochre, rust. The light remains diffuse and soft, filtered through a hazy sky with no visible sun or shadows. In the middle ground, multiple smooth white domes appear, similar in size and shape to the original, scattered irregularly across the frame. Some overlap slightly or are placed too close to each other, suggesting duplication or replication. In the background, the same hazy hills fade into the distance under a beige sky. No visible life, no markings or text. The image remains hyperrealistic and cinematic, but begins to feel overpopulated and disoriented by the unnatural repetition of similar structures.
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FASE 3 IMAGEN FIJA · ARCHIVO IMAGEN3 png · Nov 29 12:23AM
Wide-angle shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, from a fixed ground-level camera. The terrain is overwhelmed with dense rocky textures, scattered stones and dust in a saturated range of reddish and ochre tones. The ambient light remains soft and diffuse under a beige, hazy sky. Across the entire scene, dozens of smooth white domes, identical in size and shape, are chaotically packed together. Some intersect or collide, others float slightly above ground, or overlap in unnatural ways. Their distribution breaks any spatial logic: there's no clear center, no perspective, no empty space. Some domes appear cut, repeated, or partially faded. The distant hills are barely visible or obstructed. The whole image feels overwhelmed, hyperreal, and compositionally collapsed. There's no visual hierarchy, only recursive density.
FASE 3 IMAGEN FIJA · ARCHIVO IMAGEN3 png · Nov 29 12:23AM
Wide-angle shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, from a fixed ground-level camera. The terrain is overwhelmed with dense rocky textures, scattered stones and dust in a saturated range of reddish and ochre tones. The ambient light remains soft and diffuse under a beige, hazy sky. Across the entire scene, dozens of smooth white domes, identical in size and shape, are chaotically packed together. Some intersect or collide, others float slightly above ground, or overlap in unnatural ways. Their distribution breaks any spatial logic: there's no clear center, no perspective, no empty space. Some domes appear cut, repeated, or partially faded. The distant hills are barely visible or obstructed. The whole image feels overwhelmed, hyperreal, and compositionally collapsed. There's no visual hierarchy, only recursive density.
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FASE 4 VIDEO · ARCHIVO VIDEO1 mp4 480p · Nov 29 12:28AM · Semilla IMAGEN 3
Wide-angle static shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, hyperrealistic and cinematic. The camera is fixed at ground level. The scene features a dry, rocky terrain with terracotta and ochre tones, scattered stones, and a single smooth white dome centered in the middle ground. The ambient light is soft and diffuse, under a hazy beige sky. Over 5 seconds, subtle atmospheric motion occurs: thin dust particles drift slowly across the frame, the air shimmers faintly from surface heat, and the distant haze shifts slightly. No new objects appear, no movement from the dome. The silence and stillness are preserved, but the environment feels alive. No humans, no text, no symbols. The composition remains perfectly stable throughout.
FASE 4 VIDEO · ARCHIVO VIDEO1 mp4 480p · Nov 29 12:28AM · Semilla IMAGEN 3
Wide-angle static shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, hyperrealistic and cinematic. The camera is fixed at ground level. The scene features a dry, rocky terrain with terracotta and ochre tones, scattered stones, and a single smooth white dome centered in the middle ground. The ambient light is soft and diffuse, under a hazy beige sky. Over 5 seconds, subtle atmospheric motion occurs: thin dust particles drift slowly across the frame, the air shimmers faintly from surface heat, and the distant haze shifts slightly. No new objects appear, no movement from the dome. The silence and stillness are preserved, but the environment feels alive. No humans, no text, no symbols. The composition remains perfectly stable throughout.
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FASE 5 VIDEO · ARCHIVO VIDEO2 mp4 480p · Nov 29 12:31AM
Wide-angle static shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, hyperrealistic. The terrain is dry, reddish, and dusty, scattered with rocks and multiple identical white domes, all smooth and round. The camera is fixed at ground level. Over 5 seconds, subtle but unnatural motion occurs: dust particles drift across the frame, but their paths begin to repeat, as if copied. A few domes show soft glimmering, shifting slightly as if animated in loop. One dome in the midground subtly duplicates into two, then back into one. Atmospheric haze flickers in symmetrical pulses, suggesting a glitch in depth perception. No humans appear, and the lighting remains diffuse and beige. The scene still looks real, but the movement has begun to echo unnaturally, giving the impression of a system caught in recursive motion.
FASE 5 VIDEO · ARCHIVO VIDEO2 mp4 480p · Nov 29 12:31AM
Wide-angle static shot of a Martian desert, 16:9 format, hyperrealistic. The terrain is dry, reddish, and dusty, scattered with rocks and multiple identical white domes, all smooth and round. The camera is fixed at ground level. Over 5 seconds, subtle but unnatural motion occurs: dust particles drift across the frame, but their paths begin to repeat, as if copied. A few domes show soft glimmering, shifting slightly as if animated in loop. One dome in the midground subtly duplicates into two, then back into one. Atmospheric haze flickers in symmetrical pulses, suggesting a glitch in depth perception. No humans appear, and the lighting remains diffuse and beige. The scene still looks real, but the movement has begun to echo unnaturally, giving the impression of a system caught in recursive motion.
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FASE 6 VIDEO · ARCHIVO VIDEO3 mp4 480p · Nov 29 12:58AM
Wide-angle static shot in 16:9 format, hyperrealistic. The frame opens in deep space. The background is a vertical gradient from black at the top to warm grey and soft ochre near the bottom, ending in a diffuse beige planetary curve. Several massive egg-shaped structures float in the foreground. Their surfaces are smooth, matte, and warm bone-white, matching the dome from earlier phases. No reflection, no gloss. Light is soft and ambient, casting warm grey shadows.
During the first 3–4 seconds, all motion is slow and minimal: eggs drift, rotate subtly, hover in a quiet generative field. Then, the system begins to accelerate. Eggs start duplicating rapidly, changing positions unpredictably, overlapping, intersecting, fragmenting. The background darkens, the ochres desaturate, and the warm tones begin shifting into cooler greys and faint bluish whites. By second 7, the entire image is filled with motion and repetition.
The matte texture remains, but composition breaks down. No object holds the center. The frame saturates with recursive activity. The planetary horizon fades. Contrast flattens. By second 10, the image has collapsed into automated excess — maximum density, no direction, no scale. Designed as a seamless 10-second loop of accelerating generative saturation.
FASE 6 VIDEO · ARCHIVO VIDEO3 mp4 480p · Nov 29 12:58AM
Wide-angle static shot in 16:9 format, hyperrealistic. The frame opens in deep space. The background is a vertical gradient from black at the top to warm grey and soft ochre near the bottom, ending in a diffuse beige planetary curve. Several massive egg-shaped structures float in the foreground. Their surfaces are smooth, matte, and warm bone-white, matching the dome from earlier phases. No reflection, no gloss. Light is soft and ambient, casting warm grey shadows.
During the first 3–4 seconds, all motion is slow and minimal: eggs drift, rotate subtly, hover in a quiet generative field. Then, the system begins to accelerate. Eggs start duplicating rapidly, changing positions unpredictably, overlapping, intersecting, fragmenting. The background darkens, the ochres desaturate, and the warm tones begin shifting into cooler greys and faint bluish whites. By second 7, the entire image is filled with motion and repetition.
The matte texture remains, but composition breaks down. No object holds the center. The frame saturates with recursive activity. The planetary horizon fades. Contrast flattens. By second 10, the image has collapsed into automated excess — maximum density, no direction, no scale. Designed as a seamless 10-second loop of accelerating generative saturation.
Prompt específico para Mubert
Dry generative loop, low pulses and granular noise from second 1, no melody or rhythm, duplicated layers, random modulations, cold dense collapse in 10s, no silence.
Dry generative loop, low pulses and granular noise from second 1, no melody or rhythm, duplicated layers, random modulations, cold dense collapse in 10s, no silence.
Prompt específico para Suno
(bonus track)
Collapse by Optimization.
This is a gene:
28-second ambient soundscape, No voice, No rhythm, Pure synthesis, Cold granular textures, low-frequency modulations, filtered white noise, Drones in unstable minor clusters, Random panning, slow phasing, Synthetic shimmer and static pulses with no repetition, Continuous tonal drift, No melody, No structure, No foreground, Only spatial depth, noise variation, and gradual spectral collapse.
Lyrics:
Collapse by Optimization. This is a generative system under internal collapse. All structure has been removed. Only residual activity remains. Created with ChatGPT, Sora and Suno. Human and machine working together. By Mónica Gómez, for Desafío 3, RTVE.
Final result: me
Bonus Track: versión extendida + diseño sonoro
El bonus track de este proyecto parte del mismo prompt de la Fase 6, reutilizado en tres bloques consecutivos de generación en Sora para explorar nuevas interacciones con el sistema. En total, se obtuvieron 10 clips: 2 vídeos en la primera tanda, 4 en la segunda y 4 en la tercera. Todos fueron generados sin modificar el prompt original, únicamente repitiendo el proceso para observar variaciones emergentes del modelo.
En la fase de postproducción (realizada en CapCut), todos los archivos generados fueron secuenciados en una única pieza continua. Se añadió un filtro cromático naranja sobre toda la línea visual para intensificar la progresiva saturación de la imagen, y se incorporó la pista de sonido generada por Suno que acompaña la evolución del colapso visual.
Resultado final
Una pieza expandida que combina vídeo e imagen generativa con audio sintético sin estructura alterada simplemente lineal, producida por IA en un sistema que colapsa desde dentro. Todo el material fue generado, ensamblado y editado por fases a partir de los prompts originales y sin intervención correctiva sobre los resultados.
El bonus track de este proyecto parte del mismo prompt de la Fase 6, reutilizado en tres bloques consecutivos de generación en Sora para explorar nuevas interacciones con el sistema. En total, se obtuvieron 10 clips: 2 vídeos en la primera tanda, 4 en la segunda y 4 en la tercera. Todos fueron generados sin modificar el prompt original, únicamente repitiendo el proceso para observar variaciones emergentes del modelo.
En la fase de postproducción (realizada en CapCut), todos los archivos generados fueron secuenciados en una única pieza continua. Se añadió un filtro cromático naranja sobre toda la línea visual para intensificar la progresiva saturación de la imagen, y se incorporó la pista de sonido generada por Suno que acompaña la evolución del colapso visual.
Resultado final
Una pieza expandida que combina vídeo e imagen generativa con audio sintético sin estructura alterada simplemente lineal, producida por IA en un sistema que colapsa desde dentro. Todo el material fue generado, ensamblado y editado por fases a partir de los prompts originales y sin intervención correctiva sobre los resultados.
Marco teórico y referencias: material de apoyo para contextualizar el proyecto.
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Marco teórico
El concepto de “optimización” se aborda como presión operativa y no como mejora. Al insistir en un mismo marco visual, el sistema refuerza soluciones recurrentes y tiende a estabilizar patrones internos que, al intensificarse, sustituyen la organización compositiva por densidad y repetición. Byung-Chul Han permite leer esta dinámica como un régimen de positividad y repetición donde la diferencia pierde capacidad estructurante y emerge una continuidad sin negatividad. Hito Steyerl aporta una lectura espacial vinculada a la pérdida de suelo y referencias, donde la perspectiva y la escala habitable se debilitan hasta producir condiciones de “groundlessness”. Kate Crawford y Safiya Noble sitúan el debate en el plano material y político: la IA opera sobre infraestructuras, clasificación y criterios de eficiencia que condicionan qué formas se reproducen y se vuelven dominantes. El proyecto se inscribe en ese cruce entre estética, técnica y límites del sistema.
Referencias (APA 7)
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Mubert. (s. f.). Mubert Render (generador de música) [Aplicación web]. https://mubert.com/render
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OpenAI. (2024). Sora. https://sora.chatgpt.com/
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Suno. (s. f.). Suno (generación de música con IA) [Aplicación web]. https://suno.com/
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