Shape

SHAPE // 0005

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SHAPES

Description

SHAPE // 0005 is a 1x1 pixel video file that runs for 255 calendar years, or: {3,060 months | 13,260 weeks | 93,075 days | 2,233,800 hours | 134,028,000 minutes | 8,041,680,000 seconds} the file presents an abstract yet optimistic view of the future in the form of a multi-century visual poem, beginning at #000000 (pure black) and transitioning to #FFFFFF (pure white) by 1 shade per year to cover all 256 possible monochrome values in 24-bit RGB color space. a file of this duration and aspect ratio breaks every common encoding and processing tools and is quite complex to produce. the final (simplified) process consisted of generating 2x2 PNGs for each color value, creating a 1 minute 60fps MP4 for each, stretching to 1 hour, then 1 day, then stitching together and re-encoding into a VP9 WebM, and finally stretching by a factor of 365 and cropping down to 1x1. each step of this process presented challenges and had to be redone dozens of times to ensure compatibility as later steps stretched the limits of modern video encoding. please note that this file will not play on most browsers or programs due to its size and dimensions exceeding their playback limits. embedded in the piece is a .txt file containing a short reflection by the artist on the nature of technical limitations and how they shape the creative process. ⬛ 2024: #000000 2025: #010101 2026: #020202 2027: #030303 2028: #040404 2029: #050505 2030: #060606 2031: #070707 2032: #080808 2033: #090909 2034: #0A0A0A 2035: #0B0B0B 2036: #0C0C0C 2037: #0D0D0D 2038: #0E0E0E 2039: #0F0F0F 2040: #101010 2041: #111111 2042: #121212 2043: #131313 2044: #141414 2045: #151515 2046: #161616 2047: #171717 2048: #181818 2049: #191919 2050: #1A1A1A 2051: #1B1B1B 2052: #1C1C1C 2053: #1D1D1D 2054: #1E1E1E 2055: #1F1F1F 2056: #202020 2057: #212121 2058: #222222 2059: #232323 2060: #242424 2061: #252525 2062: #262626 2063: #272727 2064: #282828 2065: #292929 2066: #2A2A2A 2067: #2B2B2B 2068: #2C2C2C 2069: #2D2D2D 2070: #2E2E2E 2071: #2F2F2F 2072: #303030 2073: #313131 2074: #323232 2075: #333333 2076: #343434 2077: #353535 2078: #363636 2079: #373737 2080: #383838 2081: #393939 2082: #3A3A3A 2083: #3B3B3B 2084: #3C3C3C 2085: #3D3D3D 2086: #3E3E3E 2087: #3F3F3F 2088: #404040 2089: #414141 2090: #424242 2091: #434343 2092: #444444 2093: #454545 2094: #464646 2095: #474747 2096: #484848 2097: #494949 2098: #4A4A4A 2099: #4B4B4B 2100: #4C4C4C 2101: #4D4D4D 2102: #4E4E4E 2103: #4F4F4F 2104: #505050 2105: #515151 2106: #525252 2107: #535353 2108: #545454 2109: #555555 2110: #565656 2111: #575757 2112: #585858 2113: #595959 2114: #5A5A5A 2115: #5B5B5B 2116: #5C5C5C 2117: #5D5D5D 2118: #5E5E5E 2119: #5F5F5F 2120: #606060 2121: #616161 2122: #626262 2123: #636363 2124: #646464 2125: #656565 2126: #666666 2127: #676767 2128: #686868 2129: #696969 2130: #6A6A6A 2131: #6B6B6B 2132: #6C6C6C 2133: #6D6D6D 2134: #6E6E6E 2135: #6F6F6F 2136: #707070 2137: #717171 2138: #727272 2139: #737373 2140: #747474 2141: #757575 2142: #767676 2143: #777777 2144: #787878 2145: #797979 2146: #7A7A7A 2147: #7B7B7B 2148: #7C7C7C 2149: #7D7D7D 2150: #7E7E7E 2151: #7F7F7F 2152: #808080 2153: #818181 2154: #828282 2155: #838383 2156: #848484 2157: #858585 2158: #868686 2159: #878787 2160: #888888 2161: #898989 2162: #8A8A8A 2163: #8B8B8B 2164: #8C8C8C 2165: #8D8D8D 2166: #8E8E8E 2167: #8F8F8F 2168: #909090 2169: #919191 2170: #929292 2171: #939393 2172: #949494 2173: #959595 2174: #969696 2175: #979797 2176: #989898 2177: #999999 2178: #9A9A9A 2179: #9B9B9B 2180: #9C9C9C 2181: #9D9D9D 2182: #9E9E9E 2183: #9F9F9F 2184: #A0A0A0 2185: #A1A1A1 2186: #A2A2A2 2187: #A3A3A3 2188: #A4A4A4 2189: #A5A5A5 2190: #A6A6A6 2191: #A7A7A7 2192: #A8A8A8 2193: #A9A9A9 2194: #AAAAAA 2195: #ABABAB 2196: #ACACAC 2197: #ADADAD 2198: #AEAEAE 2199: #AFAFAF 2200: #B0B0B0 2201: #B1B1B1 2202: #B2B2B2 2203: #B3B3B3 2204: #B4B4B4 2205: #B5B5B5 2206: #B6B6B6 2207: #B7B7B7 2208: #B8B8B8 2209: #B9B9B9 2210: #BABABA 2211: #BBBBBB 2212: #BCBCBC 2213: #BDBDBD 2214: #BEBEBE 2215: #BFBFBF 2216: #C0C0C0 2217: #C1C1C1 2218: #C2C2C2 2219: #C3C3C3 2220: #C4C4C4 2221: #C5C5C5 2222: #C6C6C6 2223: #C7C7C7 2224: #C8C8C8 2225: #C9C9C9 2226: #CACACA 2227: #CBCBCB 2228: #CCCCCC 2229: #CDCDCD 2230: #CECECE 2231: #CFCFCF 2232: #D0D0D0 2233: #D1D1D1 2234: #D2D2D2 2235: #D3D3D3 2236: #D4D4D4 2237: #D5D5D5 2238: #D6D6D6 2239: #D7D7D7 2240: #D8D8D8 2241: #D9D9D9 2242: #DADADA 2243: #DBDBDB 2244: #DCDCDC 2245: #DDDDDD 2246: #DEDEDE 2247: #DFDFDF 2248: #E0E0E0 2249: #E1E1E1 2250: #E2E2E2 2251: #E3E3E3 2252: #E4E4E4 2253: #E5E5E5 2254: #E6E6E6 2255: #E7E7E7 2256: #E8E8E8 2257: #E9E9E9 2258: #EAEAEA 2259: #EBEBEB 2260: #ECECEC 2261: #EDEDED 2262: #EEEEEE 2263: #EFEFEF 2264: #F0F0F0 2265: #F1F1F1 2266: #F2F2F2 2267: #F3F3F3 2268: #F4F4F4 2269: #F5F5F5 2270: #F6F6F6 2271: #F7F7F7 2272: #F8F8F8 2273: #F9F9F9 2274: #FAFAFA 2275: #FBFBFB 2276: #FCFCFC 2277: #FDFDFD 2278: #FEFEFE 2279: #FFFFFF ⬜️