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2020 code, silkscreen, plexiglass, digital print

A machine learning model is trained on a scientific dataset of leaf photographs (The PlantVillage dataset) and slowly learns to produce its own leaves. This print of “specimens” showcases its output. Some leaves are in the early stages of learning, appearing as abstract blobs, while others are much more realistic, but feature oddities such as double stems or unlikely curvatures. A plexiglass overlay highlights these "mistakes."

green generated leaves on a black background with bright green rectangles in various locations. green generated leaves on a black background with bright green rectangles in various locations.

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