With the 79th Cannes Film Festival kicking off today, we'll be seeing the stars walking the red carpet up the steps to the Palais des Festivals. But what if the celebs weren't there? That's the question posed by an artist and photographer whose latest work sees renowned actors like Anya Taylor-Joy, Pedro Pascal, Charlize Theron, Alexander Skarsgard and Rooney Mara removed from iconic red carpet photos, leaving an empty silhouette. The photographers have also been removed, their cameras left floating in the air. It's like the humans have all been abducted, leaving only their tools, which is the artist's concern. Anya Taylor Joy... or at least it was... in one of Alma Haser's Empty Red Carpet artworks (Image credit: Alma Haser) Alma Haser's Empty Red Carpet pieces are striking but also haunting. The aim is to provoke debate about what the artist sees as the "creative theft" posed by generative AI.…