🎨 Hi, Vincent! Talk to Van Gogh, thanks to artificial intelligence!

At the ongoing exhibition of Van Gogh's latest works at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, an artist himself is there, ready to answer all of your questions.

Van Gogh’s digital twin, the Bonjour Vincent project, was created by the French startup Jumbo Mana. The project uses behavioral generative AI to "animate" historical characters. This interactive experience helps people learn more about the great personalities of the past and look at them from a new perspective while engaging in dialogue with the characters’ digital doubles.

The Dutch artist died in 1890, but the digital doppelgänger of Van Gogh looks very much like him, with his reddish beard, piercing blue eyes, and partially missing left ear. He eagerly interacts with visitors through a microphone built into the 3D screen. Van Gogh is keen to talk about his life and work, including such sensitive topics as his mental health struggles and the circumstances of his death.

🗣️ Even in the bleakest of moments, there is always beauty and hope, the digital Van Gogh shared with The New York Times during an interview.

The AI algorithms are powered by the thorough analysis of the artist’s 900 letters, several biographies written about him, and consultations with top experts in his work.

ℹ️ The exhibit’s visitors get to observe Van Gogh as he finishes one of his most famous latest works, Le Champ de Blé Aux Corbeaux (Wheat Field with Crows). Just as the real Van Gogh did, he speaks French with a slight accent and sometimes makes small mistakes (his native language was Dutch).

The next celebrity that Jumbo Mana plans to animate with AI is French poet Arthur Rambo.

Whose digital twin would you like to chat with?

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