Kallman Feitel Endowment award.
Encoded Ecosystems examines the relationship between generative AI, native ecosystems, and the influence of technology on our perception of place within the natural world. In this series, lumen prints made from native plant specimens are processed through image-to-video AI generators, transforming the original analog contact prints into new, generative forms. This manipulation unveils the role of the algorithm in shaping our view of nature, revealing both their inherent biases and the broader impact they have on our understanding of the natural world and our place within it.
Alex Thorne