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PunkVoxels #0971

Does a JPEG have an aura? A JPEG has an aura. Or what would Walter Benjamin say?

Imagine having an NFT in your wallet that confirms that all of your other NFTs have an aura.

This is an OPEN EDITION, meaning there is no closing date.

Edition 216 / Open Edition

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A JPEG HAS AN AURA #216

"Leave your eyes behind. You will see the invisible. You will feel infinity. You will no longer count hours. No more measuring. There is nothing to consider. There is nothing to decide. There's nothing left to do. It was a beautiful day today."

– Herbert W. Franke, ZONE ZERO, 1972

I am late to the Tribute to Herbert W. Franke. One year too late. Herbert (1927–2022) was a pivotal figure in bridging the gap between art and science. He was a scientist, author of science fiction, curator, mathematician, physicist, and speleologist. We met in early 2022 through a joint friend, museum director Alfred Weidinger. After returning from my visit to Munich, I went back to Herbert’s writing. He has been called "the most prominent German science fiction writer" by Die Zeit and a "great storyteller" by the FAZ. I agree. I started reading his novels again. ZONE ZERO from 1972 was the first one that came to mind.

"Leave what burdens you behind. A cloud absorbs you. A bowl of warmth. A handful of sympathy. A touch of oblivion. There is no past and no future…"

Words like these stuck with me, as did the images my mind created after reading the story for the first time. Two civilizations coexist independently. One over ground, one underground. A group travels to ZONE ZERO to learn more about the other civilization’s existence and finds a highly constructed environment beneath the sea surface. They find humans, mutants, and cyborgs.

AI can turn writing into the images a writer has in their mind when writing words. I have always wished this were possible. AI makes it possible. I can only speculate about the images Herbert had in his mind when he wrote ZONE ZERO. For me, this book was the point of departure for imagining a world in which humans don’t change locations anymore but live in a projection that is as good as reality. In Herbert’s words:

"If there is access to all information, changes in location are unnecessary. The projections are as good as the reality."

Thank you, Herbert and Susanne. For everything. 

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LOST FUTURES: SAMANTHA

TALE AS OLD AS TIME by Anika Meier is a portrait of the inner world of girlhood. The young women are trapped with feelings that might never pass: fear, bewilderment, and vulnerability. The images created with AI evoke tropes of the Dead Girl (Alice Bolin), the Sad Girl Theory (Audrey Wollen), and the female gaze. It could be stills from 1970s horror movies, scenes taken from Laura Palmer’s red room, or a window into the dreamy, pastel-tinted safe space for girls created by Petra Collins. These coming-of-age stories trigger instantaneous unease while reflecting the topic of authentic female self-expression with dramatic irony. Or, with the words of Taylor Swift: "A man is allowed to react. A woman can only overreact."

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TALE AS OLD AS TIME #16

THIS IS ME TRYING is an early version of TALE AS OLD AS TIME by Anika Meier. "This is what I remember growing up to be like." – Anika Meier

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THIS IS ME TRYING #7

Does a JPEG have an aura? A JPEG has an aura. Or what would Walter Benjamin say?

Imagine having an NFT in your wallet that confirms that all of your other NFTs have an aura.

This is an OPEN EDITION, meaning there is no closing date.

Edition 273 / Open Edition

Verisart Certified: https://verisart.com/works/b88efd45-d4d8-4b07-8e70-12a58478439e

A JPEG HAS AN AURA #273

"Leave your eyes behind. You will see the invisible. You will feel infinity. You will no longer count hours. No more measuring. There is nothing to consider. There is nothing to decide. There's nothing left to do. It was a beautiful day today."

– Herbert W. Franke, ZONE ZERO, 1972

I am late to the Tribute to Herbert W. Franke. One year too late. Herbert (1927–2022) was a pivotal figure in bridging the gap between art and science. He was a scientist, author of science fiction, curator, mathematician, physicist, and speleologist. We met in early 2022 through a joint friend, museum director Alfred Weidinger. After returning from my visit to Munich, I went back to Herbert’s writing. He has been called "the most prominent German science fiction writer" by Die Zeit and a "great storyteller" by the FAZ. I agree. I started reading his novels again. ZONE ZERO from 1972 was the first one that came to mind.

"Leave what burdens you behind. A cloud absorbs you. A bowl of warmth. A handful of sympathy. A touch of oblivion. There is no past and no future…"

Words like these stuck with me, as did the images my mind created after reading the story for the first time. Two civilizations coexist independently. One over ground, one underground. A group travels to ZONE ZERO to learn more about the other civilization’s existence and finds a highly constructed environment beneath the sea surface. They find humans, mutants, and cyborgs.

AI can turn writing into the images a writer has in their mind when writing words. I have always wished this were possible. AI makes it possible. I can only speculate about the images Herbert had in his mind when he wrote ZONE ZERO. For me, this book was the point of departure for imagining a world in which humans don’t change locations anymore but live in a projection that is as good as reality. In Herbert’s words:

"If there is access to all information, changes in location are unnecessary. The projections are as good as the reality."

Thank you, Herbert and Susanne. For everything. 

Verisart Certified: https://verisart.com/works/59aeca77-2c31-4d47-b326-6d11d0efb16f

LOST FUTURES: TODD

Does a JPEG have an aura? A JPEG has an aura. Or what would Walter Benjamin say?

Imagine having an NFT in your wallet that confirms that all of your other NFTs have an aura.

This is an OPEN EDITION, meaning there is no closing date.

Edition 284 / Open Edition

Verisart Certified: https://verisart.com/works/2810ee66-2094-47d8-a3fa-f5a6bce7e64f

A JPEG HAS AN AURA #284

Does a JPEG have an aura? A JPEG has an aura. Or what would Walter Benjamin say? 

Imagine having an NFT in your wallet that confirms that all of your other NFTs have an aura. 

This is an OPEN EDITION, meaning, there is no closing date. 

A JPEG HAS AN AURA BY ANIKA MEIER

"Leave your eyes behind. You will see the invisible. You will feel infinity. You will no longer count hours. No more measuring. There is nothing to consider. There is nothing to decide. There's nothing left to do. It was a beautiful day today."

– Herbert W. Franke, ZONE ZERO, 1972

I am late to the Tribute to Herbert W. Franke. One year too late. Herbert (1927–2022) was a pivotal figure in bridging the gap between art and science. He was a scientist, author of science fiction, curator, mathematician, physicist, and speleologist. We met in early 2022 through a joint friend, museum director Alfred Weidinger. After returning from my visit to Munich, I went back to Herbert’s writing. He has been called "the most prominent German science fiction writer" by Die Zeit and a "great storyteller" by the FAZ. I agree. I started reading his novels again. ZONE ZERO from 1972 was the first one that came to mind.

"Leave what burdens you behind. A cloud absorbs you. A bowl of warmth. A handful of sympathy. A touch of oblivion. There is no past and no future…"

Words like these stuck with me, as did the images my mind created after reading the story for the first time. Two civilizations coexist independently. One over ground, one underground. A group travels to ZONE ZERO to learn more about the other civilization’s existence and finds a highly constructed environment beneath the sea surface. They find humans, mutants, and cyborgs.

AI can turn writing into the images a writer has in their mind when writing words. I have always wished this were possible. AI makes it possible. I can only speculate about the images Herbert had in his mind when he wrote ZONE ZERO. For me, this book was the point of departure for imagining a world in which humans don’t change locations anymore but live in a projection that is as good as reality. In Herbert’s words:

"If there is access to all information, changes in location are unnecessary. The projections are as good as the reality."

Thank you, Herbert and Susanne. For everything. 

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LOST FUTURES: GABI

27 unique works. The book ZONE ZERO by Herbert W. Franke was the point of departure for imagining a world in which humans don’t change locations anymore but live in a projection that is as good as reality. 

"Leave your eyes behind. You will see the invisible. You will feel infinity. You will no longer count hours. No more measuring. There is nothing to consider. There is nothing to decide. There's nothing left to do. It was a beautiful day today."

– Herbert W. Franke, ZONE ZERO, 1972

LOST FUTURES by Anika Meier

TALE AS OLD AS TIME by Anika Meier is a portrait of the inner world of girlhood. The young women are trapped with feelings that might never pass: fear, bewilderment, and vulnerability. The images created with AI evoke tropes of the Dead Girl (Alice Bolin), the Sad Girl Theory (Audrey Wollen), and the female gaze. It could be stills from 1970s horror movies, scenes taken from Laura Palmer’s red room, or a window into the dreamy, pastel-tinted safe space for girls created by Petra Collins. These coming-of-age stories trigger instantaneous unease while reflecting the topic of authentic female self-expression with dramatic irony. Or, with the words of Taylor Swift: "A man is allowed to react. A woman can only overreact."

Verisart Certified: https://verisart.com/works/42914f98-ab8e-4ca9-80d2-d556f64f7241

TALE AS OLD AS TIME #70

TALE AS OLD AS TIME

THIS IS ME TRYING is an early version of TALE AS OLD AS TIME by Anika Meier. "This is what I remember growing up to be like." – Anika Meier

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