In the world of and scrapbooking, "botched" paper refers to sheets that didn't turn out as intended during the dyeing or printing process.
: His practice, highlighted in exhibitions like Botched Art: The Meanderings of Sung Neung Kyung , explores the idea that mistakes—such as out-of-focus photographs or "botched" newspaper readings—can be more beautiful and meaningful than "perfect" art. Botched
: One notable example is a 2024 academic paper published by Frontiers that went viral for containing botched AI-generated images —specifically a nonsensical illustration of a rat with exaggerated anatomy—which passed peer review despite obvious flaws. In the world of and scrapbooking, "botched" paper