# The Fossil Record

> An archaeological dig

- Canonical URL: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-fossil-record-looping-animations/
- Year: 2023
- Medium and tools: Moving Image, Generative AI, AI, StyleGAN, Video Art, 16mm Film, Pen Plotter, Custom Models
- Pathways: [Material Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/material-machines.md), [Models Made Here](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/models-made-here.md), [Printed Intelligence](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/printed-intelligence.md)
- Media: 0 images, 5 videos
- Artist: Derrick Schultz

## About this work

Five looping animations made for The NFT Gallery’s [Nature in the Digital Age](https://the-nft-gallery.io/pages/nature-in-the-digital-age) show.

[Purchase works from the show.](https://the-nft-gallery.io/collections/nature-in-the-digital-age-collection)

## Media

Videos cannot be watched by text agents; each entry gives its alt text, caption, Vimeo title and duration, and a description of the video.

### 1. Video `animation-of-morphing-flowers-printed-on-cyanotype`
- Description: Animation of morphing flowers printed on cyanotype
- Caption: Animation of morphing flowers printed on cyanotype
- Source: Vimeo video 834051845
- Vimeo title: The Fossil Record: Extinction Rate
- Duration: 1 min
- Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/834051845
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-fossil-record-looping-animations/?media=animation-of-morphing-flowers-printed-on-cyanotype

### 2. Diptych `diptych-video-835109366`
- Video `video-835109366`
  - Description: Animating colorful lines in the shape of flowers on black blackground
  - Source: Vimeo video 835109366
  - Vimeo title: The Fossil Record: LiDAR
  - Duration: 1 min
  - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/835109366
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-fossil-record-looping-animations/?media=video-835109366
- Video `laserprinted-flowers-on-white-blackground`
  - Description: Laserprinted flowers on white blackground
  - Caption: Laserprinted flowers on white blackground
  - Source: Vimeo video 834524915
  - Vimeo title: The Fossil Record: Artist’s Interpretation
  - Duration: 1 min
  - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/834524915
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-fossil-record-looping-animations/?media=laserprinted-flowers-on-white-blackground

### 3. Diptych `diptych-video-835101956`
- Video `video-835101956`
  - Description: lines in the shape of flowers etched into existing 16mm film
  - Source: Vimeo video 835101956
  - Vimeo title: The Fossil Record: Etched In Stone
  - Duration: 59 s
  - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/835101956
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-fossil-record-looping-animations/?media=video-835101956
- Video `laserprinted-flowers-on-white-blackground-2`
  - Description: lines in the shape of flowers drawn on black paper
  - Caption: Laserprinted flowers on white blackground
  - Source: Vimeo video 839215223
  - Vimeo title: The Fossil Record: Carbon Dating
  - Duration: 1 min
  - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/839215223
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-fossil-record-looping-animations/?media=laserprinted-flowers-on-white-blackground-2

## External links

- [Nature in the Digital Age](https://the-nft-gallery.io/pages/nature-in-the-digital-age)
- [Purchase works from the show.](https://the-nft-gallery.io/collections/nature-in-the-digital-age-collection)

## Related

### Pathways

- [Material Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/material-machines.md): Digital systems returned to film, paper, plotting, and handmade image-making.
- [Models Made Here](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/models-made-here.md): Projects built around trained, adapted, or artist-specific generative models.
- [Printed Intelligence](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/printed-intelligence.md): Machine-made images that become prints, plots, pages, and physical artifacts.

### Tags

Moving Image, Generative AI, AI, StyleGAN, Video Art, 16mm Film, Pen Plotter, Custom Models

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