Future / Potential is a data-driven project by Stephanie Potter Corwin that explores environmental loss through a digital archive. Each artwork focuses on a specific endangered environment, such as the Great Barrier Reef, Petra, or the Patagonia Ice Shelf.
The process involved collecting approximately 500 of the top Google Image results for each environment and combining these images into a single composite. An algorithm then breaks down and rearranges the composite's pixels by hue, flattening them into a wholly new linear landscape.
The final output resembles an autostereogram—a 3D illusion image. By transforming familiar images into abstract representations, the project encourages reflection on environmental change and potential futures prompting viewers to consider what future they see.
The final output resembles an autostereogram—a 3D illusion image. By transforming familiar images into abstract representations, the project encourages reflection on environmental change and potential futures prompting viewers to consider what future they see.