The Dissolution and Reconstruction of "Aura" in AI Images from Benjamin's Perspective
Based on Benjamin's "Aura" theory, this paper focuses on the reorganization of perceptual structure and aesthetic relationships in the context of AI images, analyzing the dissolution mechanism of "Aura" in the era of algorithmic generation and its contemporary reconstruction path. Generative technology replaces "real presence" with "virtual presence, "causing the "authenticity" and "Aura" experience of images to be diluted. Aesthetic relationships slide from "contemplative immersion" to "technological gaze,"accompanied by crises such as stylistic homogenization, narrative rupture, and weakened emotional resonance. In this context, the reconstruction of Aura should be established on a human-machine collaborative creation mechanism, guided by work quality and artistic depth. Through the return of narrative and empathy, it promotes the shift of AI images from technological spectacle to aesthetic gaze, rebuilding the unique perceptual relationship between art and the audience, enabling Aura to be extended and restored in the algorithmic era.
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