SECRETFACT.JPEG
2023
An attempt to materialize and preserve a .JPEG image.
Metadata Log:
Orrery created by John Rowley, 1712
Drawn by Benjamin Cole, 1749
Edited and uploaded as a meme by @vitruviangrimace, 2023
Screenshotted
Saved and compressed as .JPEG
Compressed into 64x64 pixels
Divided into 8x8 pixel segments
Converted to 64 DCT frequencies
4096 frequencies saved as PNG
Reconfigured into a 32x32cm BM
Inverted
Printed on clear plastic
Screen-printed on a 32x32cm zinc plate
Inverted and engraved by etching
File Format:
32x32cm, 64x64px, 4096 frequency, analog JPEG,
by Isaac van den Aker, 2023.
SECRETFACT.JPEG
2023
An attempt to materialize and preserve a .JPEG image.
Metadata Log:
Orrery created by John Rowley, 1712
Drawn by Benjamin Cole, 1749
Edited and uploaded as a meme by @vitruviangrimace, 2023
Screenshotted
Saved and compressed as .JPEG
Compressed into 64x64 pixels
Divided into 8x8 pixel segments
Converted to 64 DCT frequencies
4096 frequencies saved as PNG
Reconfigured into a 32x32cm BM
Inverted
Printed on clear plastic
Screen-printed on a 32x32cm zinc plate
Inverted and engraved by etching
File Format:
32x32cm, 64x64px, 4096 frequency, analog JPEG,
by Isaac van den Aker, 2023
2025
An attempt to materialize and preserve a .JPEG image.
Metadata Log:
Orrery created by John Rowley, 1712
Drawn by Benjamin Cole, 1749
Edited and uploaded as a meme by @vitruviangrimace, 2023
Screenshotted
Saved and compressed as .JPEG
Compressed into 64x64 pixels
Divided into 8x8 pixel segments
Converted to 64 DCT frequencies
4096 frequencies saved as PNG
Reconfigured into a 32x32cm BM
Inverted
Printed on clear plastic
Screen-printed on a 32x32cm zinc plate
Inverted and engraved by etching
File Format:
32x32cm, 64x64px, 4096 frequency, analog JPEG,
by Isaac van den Aker, 2023