Palm Trees Are Noise Edition
Select from one of the Generated Palm Trees
A comprehensive exploration of palm trees through different medial approaches, combined with an essay about photography and generative AI.
Choose a personal favorite from the 'A Few Generated Palm Trees' series OR purchase the whole edition series. Pigment inkjet print on FineArt paper, signed.
photography, AI, generative, books, palm-trees
Markus Oberndorfer
Palm Trees Are Noise
Pleasant Murmur or Distracting Noise? This project uses the palm tree – an icon embodying both nature and artificiality – to explore how different approaches, ranging from photographic documentation to 3D modeling and AI generation, reveal the complex relationship between reality, representation, and digital noise in contemporary image-making. The project comprises as a series of artist books. Each corresponding to one of the evolutionary stages within the 'Palm Trees Are Noise' project (from 3D models to generated look alikes and staged sceneries). A 26-page essay and its English translation — both accompanied by supplementary visual material — form the project's media-philosophical framework.
Palm Trees Are Noise Edition
‘Palm Trees Are Noise’ explores how different approaches — from photography to 3D modeling and AI generation — reveal the complex relationship between reality, representation, and digital noise in contemporary image-making. Buy a print (or the whole edition) from the corresponding book ‘A Few Generated Palm Trees’. Browse through all available Generated Palm Trees HERE.
What’s included:
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ONE EDITION PRINT: You chose your favorite motive from all “A Few Generated Palm Trees”, pigment inkjet printed on Fine-Art paper, signed. Add an image of the desired motif to your purchase inquiry. 180,00€ / print
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BUNDLE EDITION (15 PRINTS): You can become one of the few to own the complete series of 15 Generated Palm Trees, pigment inkjet printed on Fine-Art paper, signed. 1200,00€ (80€/print)
More Information:
As an artistic exploration of virtual visual worlds — and generative AI — I remodeled each palm tree depicted in Ed Ruscha’s A Few Palm Trees in 3D, translating them into digital space. These reconstructions became the foundational dataset for all subsequent media-based representations of palms, presented across an interlinked series of 40-page books, each featuring a full set of 15 ‘Generic, Diffused, Generated’ and ‘Staged Palm Trees’.
Credits:
- Concept & Artwork: Markus Oberndorfer
- Texts: Markus Oberndorfer
- Edition Print: Markus Oberndorfer
- © Markus Oberndorfer 2025
