EXTANT LEAVES

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with Scott March Smith
— 3D — Computer Vision — Archives
19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, IT
2025
Digital imaging and archiving produce massive databases of ecological data, open-access yet inaccessible without specialized technical training. “Extant Leaves” excavates archives of fossilized leaves, buried under complicated search queries and cryptic cataloging. Through their re-animation, ancient intelligence and resilience inscribed in the geology of the Earth becomes tangible for everyone.

EACH IMAGE TRANSFORMATION — RESIZING, ALPHA MATTING, COLOR MAPPING, COMPOSITION, SAVING, COPYING — IMPRINTS INTO EARTH’S DIGITAL CRUST.