The 11: How AI and human energy redefine Resilience

Beyond the fear of displacement, Artificial Intelligence emerges here as the ultimate tool for human protection. This is the provocative premise of the second volume of The 11 Collection, titled Resilience. Born from the collaboration between Éditions Bessard and Newfund, this new opus captures an unexpected dialogue between tech entrepreneur Sara Sebti and visual artist Claudia Jaguaribe.

AI: a shield for identity and memory

In this volume, AI acts as a bridge between high-stakes cybersecurity and visual poetry. For Sara Sebti, founder of ShareID, AI is a tool for "resilient design." Her facial authentication architecture is built to function without storing any photos, making digital identity structurally invulnerable to data breaches. Here, AI isn't just a feature; it’s a safeguard for the individual.

Mirroring this technical shield, Claudia Jaguaribe uses the same technology to repair the silences of history. She leverages AI to reconstruct the faces of women of whom no images remain, giving a physical presence back to those erased by time. In both cases, AI becomes a shield: it secures our digital future while restoring our collective memory.

Resilience: the balance between hardness and suppleness

Beyond the tool, the book dives into what actually drives action. The dialogue between these two women reveals that resilience isn't a rigid resistance, but a precarious balance between hardness and suppleness.

Sara Sebti describes this force as a "chemical" reaction, a motor that accelerates when her convictions are challenged: "Where doubt paralyzes others, it energizes me and gives me wings." This is the "hardness" required to protect a vision against injustice or skepticism.

This raw energy finds its visual echo in Claudia Jaguaribe’s work: botanical compositions on the edge of the supernatural that seem to rise from their own ashes. This is the essence of entrepreneurial "suppleness": the ability to adapt to a hostile environment, to pivot, and to reinvent oneself without ever breaking.

The art of imperfection

The physical book itself carries the marks of this daily struggle. Printed in Risograph in Paris, each copy of this limited edition (250 units) is unique. The dense inks, vibrant textures, and slight printing shifts are not flaws; they are testimonies to the reality of the field: working within limits, embracing imperfection, and turning intention into real-world impact.

This second volume of The 11 is more than an art book; it is an invitation for founders and creators to rethink their own anchor points in the face of adversity.