What if the dramas that struck certain legends had never happened? This is the question posed by Alper Yesiltas, an artist active on Instagram. Thanks to an artificial intelligence program, this Turk has imagined the faces of stars who left too soon, such as Heath Ledger, Amy Winehouse, Freddie Mercury and John Lennon. But his most divisive work is certainly the one concerning Lady Di.
On August 31, the world honored the 25th anniversary of the death of the “Princess of Hearts”, mowed down in the Alma bridge tunnel at only 36 years old. Internet users therefore struggled with the wrinkled face of the woman who was the wife of King Charles III. “She wouldn’t have all those wrinkles!! She would be much prettier than in this picture” or “the result is indeed striking, however I think, and this is of course only an opinion, that Diana had far too much elegance and class going against this portrait (…) who did not fully represent him“, can we read in the comments. Others appreciated the approach behind this series called “As if nothing happened” (“as if nothing had happened”, Editor’s note) despite everything.