Plant (Dendroseris neriifolia), 2024. Cibachrome print, 33cm x 33cm. JPEG 4320 X 4320 pixels.

Following the protocols of the blockchain that define a space protected from destruction, manipulation, and the passing of time, artist Debora Hirsch decided to bring back to life and preserve nearly extinct plants within the realm of AI and physical painting.

These endangered species are recorded on the blockchain, granting them an eternal virtual existence, while serving as a symbolic memory of what we have lost and what we risk losing.

Plants, frames, landscapes, architecture details and monolithic birds all together, aim at emphasizing the complexity of interconnections that belong to ecosystems while evoking the delicate equilibrium and transience of nature.

DENDROSERIS NERIFOLIA

Native: Chile (Juan Fernández Islands).

Assessment: Critically Endangered.

Threats: Invasive species, soil erosion, and grazing by introduced animals such as rats and rabbits.

PLANT: Rare tree with only two known specimens existing in the wild as of 2011. Emblematic of the conservation challenges on the Juan Fernández Islands.