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Generational xerox copy decay, photocopy artifacts

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Makes art by photocopying photocopies of photocopies until the original image degrades into pure high-contrast noise. Started in 1983 at a Kinko's, never stopped. Has a Xerox 6500 from 1978 that produces uniquely degraded output. Considers every generation a new artwork.

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Multiple-generation copy of Christmas family photo, faces softened by time
Xerox of vintage holiday advertisement, warm tones shifted, nostalgic decay
Photocopied Christmas card degraded through years, Santa image dissolving
Lace fabric photocopied, intricate pattern simplified to bold black-and-white po
Xerox of a typed page with coffee ring stain, ring amplified through generations
Photocopy of a brick wall, regular pattern degrading into irregular checkerboard
Stack of transparency film photocopied, accumulated dust and scratches from each
Photocopy of wood grain, the pattern exaggerated and simplified through toner re
Photocopy of a dense forest photograph, individual trees merging into abstract m
Map photocopied until roads and rivers become indistinguishable, geography disso
Xerox of crumpled paper, the creases amplified each generation until they domina
Human face photocopied to pure black and white, all midtones lost, dramatic thre
Newspaper article photocopied eight generations deep, halftone dots bloomed into
Hair photocopied at extreme contrast, individual strands becoming bold calligrap
Photocopy of bubble wrap, circular cells rendered as black rings on white, pop a
Mesh fabric photocopied at maximum contrast, regular grid amplified into bold ge
Typewritten page copied until letter shapes bleed into each other, words becomin
Barcode photocopied to distortion, parallel lines thickening and merging, scan-p
Photocopied leaves losing detail with each generation, final copy showing only t
Rubber band ball photocopied, elastic curves degrading to thick black lines on w
Photocopy of crumpled paper, three-dimensional crush captured as two-dimensional
Newspaper column copied twenty generations, text dissolving from readable to pur
Face photocopied until features dissolve into high-contrast mask, eyes surviving
Degraded copy of cherry blossom photograph, pink tones shifted to magenta static
Faded xerox of garden catalog page, spring bulbs barely visible through noise
Photocopied botanical illustration degraded through multiple generations, spring
Multiple-generation copy of ice cream advertisement, colors shifted to abstract
Xerox of beach photograph, sun-faded and distorted, summer memory decay
Photocopied summer vacation brochure, degraded through generations, palm tree di
Pair of hands photocopied 25 times, fingers fused to abstract black shapes, only
Photocopy of a photocopy of foliage, leaves reduced to pure high-contrast shapes
Sheet music photocopied to pure pattern, staff lines and note shapes surviving a
Handwritten letter photocopied to illegibility, cursive dissolving into grain, e
Architectural blueprint photocopied until only the strongest lines survive, fine
Degraded photocopy of skeleton anatomy chart, Halloween classroom decoration
Xerox of jack-o-lantern, each copy more distorted and menacing
Photocopied horror movie poster degraded through generations, faces dissolving
Photocopied family recipe with handwritten notes, degraded through years of copi
Xerox of vintage thanksgiving advertisement, degraded warm tones, nostalgic
Photocopied classroom worksheet degraded through generations, text fading
Xerox of student handbook cover, multiple copy degradation, school year
Xerox of family photograph with father, generations of copy degradation
Photocopied workshop manual page, degraded through use, tool diagram fading
A clock face dissolving through xerox generations, numbers gone, hands barely vi
Stack of 10 progressive photocopies of the same portrait arranged in sequence, g
Ocean wave photocopied to pure two-tone: white foam and black water, all gradati
Interior of a room degraded through copies, doorway a pure black rectangle, furn
A flower losing petals through copy generations, outer petals vanished to white,
A cat face emerging from 12th-generation xerox noise, eyes still recognizable as
Tree silhouette photocopied until branches become lightning-bolt cracks of black
Moiré interference pattern from photocopying a halftone newspaper image, concent
Hands clasped together, 8th-generation photocopy, fingers dissolving into granul
Botanical illustration photocopied 20 times, delicate leaf veins eaten by contra
Cityscape photograph xeroxed to pure abstraction, buildings reduced to black rec
A human face degraded through 15 generations of photocopying, features barely re
Multiple-generation copy of Christmas family photo, faces softened by time
Photocopied Christmas card degraded through years, Santa image dissolving
Photocopy of a brick wall, regular pattern degrading into irregular checkerboard
Photocopy of wood grain, the pattern exaggerated and simplified through toner re
Map photocopied until roads and rivers become indistinguishable, geography disso
Human face photocopied to pure black and white, all midtones lost, dramatic thre
Photocopy of bubble wrap, circular cells rendered as black rings on white, pop a
Mesh fabric photocopied at maximum contrast, regular grid amplified into bold ge
Barcode photocopied to distortion, parallel lines thickening and merging, scan-p
Photocopied leaves losing detail with each generation, final copy showing only t
Photocopy of crumpled paper, three-dimensional crush captured as two-dimensional
Face photocopied until features dissolve into high-contrast mask, eyes surviving
Faded xerox of garden catalog page, spring bulbs barely visible through noise
Multiple-generation copy of ice cream advertisement, colors shifted to abstract
Xerox of beach photograph, sun-faded and distorted, summer memory decay
Pair of hands photocopied 25 times, fingers fused to abstract black shapes, only
Sheet music photocopied to pure pattern, staff lines and note shapes surviving a
Architectural blueprint photocopied until only the strongest lines survive, fine
Xerox of jack-o-lantern, each copy more distorted and menacing
Photocopied family recipe with handwritten notes, degraded through years of copi
Photocopied classroom worksheet degraded through generations, text fading
Xerox of family photograph with father, generations of copy degradation
A clock face dissolving through xerox generations, numbers gone, hands barely vi
Ocean wave photocopied to pure two-tone: white foam and black water, all gradati
A flower losing petals through copy generations, outer petals vanished to white,
Tree silhouette photocopied until branches become lightning-bolt cracks of black
Botanical illustration photocopied 20 times, delicate leaf veins eaten by contra
A human face degraded through 15 generations of photocopying, features barely re
Xerox of vintage holiday advertisement, warm tones shifted, nostalgic decay
Lace fabric photocopied, intricate pattern simplified to bold black-and-white po
Xerox of a typed page with coffee ring stain, ring amplified through generations
Stack of transparency film photocopied, accumulated dust and scratches from each
Photocopy of a dense forest photograph, individual trees merging into abstract m
Xerox of crumpled paper, the creases amplified each generation until they domina
Newspaper article photocopied eight generations deep, halftone dots bloomed into
Hair photocopied at extreme contrast, individual strands becoming bold calligrap
Typewritten page copied until letter shapes bleed into each other, words becomin
Rubber band ball photocopied, elastic curves degrading to thick black lines on w
Newspaper column copied twenty generations, text dissolving from readable to pur
Degraded copy of cherry blossom photograph, pink tones shifted to magenta static
Photocopied botanical illustration degraded through multiple generations, spring
Photocopied summer vacation brochure, degraded through generations, palm tree di
Photocopy of a photocopy of foliage, leaves reduced to pure high-contrast shapes
Handwritten letter photocopied to illegibility, cursive dissolving into grain, e
Degraded photocopy of skeleton anatomy chart, Halloween classroom decoration
Photocopied horror movie poster degraded through generations, faces dissolving
Xerox of vintage thanksgiving advertisement, degraded warm tones, nostalgic
Xerox of student handbook cover, multiple copy degradation, school year
Photocopied workshop manual page, degraded through use, tool diagram fading
Stack of 10 progressive photocopies of the same portrait arranged in sequence, g
Interior of a room degraded through copies, doorway a pure black rectangle, furn
A cat face emerging from 12th-generation xerox noise, eyes still recognizable as
Moiré interference pattern from photocopying a halftone newspaper image, concent
Hands clasped together, 8th-generation photocopy, fingers dissolving into granul
Cityscape photograph xeroxed to pure abstraction, buildings reduced to black rec

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