Video Archaeology Lab

Needless to say YOU HAD TO BE THERE for Yufeng's demonstration of (mis)Read Memory Only. It was a super charged interactive multimedia display combining AI Computer Vision Processing with the lab's TV Video Wall and Camcorder feed. Head movement and hand gestures modulated playback and scoping of 2D to 3D dept video processing. Thank you yufeng zhao for making the Recently Possible and Obsolete overlap Video Archaeology Lab

Stay tuned for more content coming!

During yufeng zhao DMR time in the Video Archaeolgy Lab, Yufeng was lucky enough to squeeze in a visit LIBBY Projects + Editions Buffalo's No. 1 Fine Art & Design Print Shop. Always a pleasure visiting the studio to see the great designs Robert Rusch cooks up 🎨

2 Weeks Ago Jenson Leonard Cory in The Abyss exhibted "Fauna Jam" Video Archaeology Lab for The DEAD MEDIA Residency. The residency supported the expansion of a short demo reel into a 3 channel piece looping asynchronously for over 5 minutes a piece. The gathering stirred a lot of conversation about the role of AI in creating new digital art aesthetics and how generative imagery fits into media consumption on new and old technology.

Please join us Aug 8th and 22nd for exhibitions by yufeng zhao and MAURANE

Supported by BICA Squeaky Wheel
Photos by Nicholas

Getting Hooked Up for yufeng zhao His show "(mis)Read Memory Only is happening Saturday Aug 8th 5:30pm-8pm Join us Video Archaeology Lab

This week Video Archaeology Lab is hosting yufeng zhao during The DEAD MEDIA Residency. If you are interested in learning about using Computer Vision, OCR, YoLo, and other AI tools for using data to create art and research you'll definitely want to meet Yufeng and see his artistic output.

Clips are samples from his projects at Yufeng Zhao https://share.google/w9oozJMGugAsQaQRA

Artist Bio:
Yufeng Zhao is a media artist and technologist whose work addresses data, imagery/language processing, and experience design—exploring unexpected connections embedded in our techno-cultural landscape. Through web-based experiences, video installations, and data art, his practice investigates the intersections of information, graphics, and human interaction. His work has been featured in The Pudding, Fast Company, and the Electronic Literature Organization, and exhibited at SKOL (Montréal), Wonderville, and the SPAM New Media Festival. He is a master's student in the The Future Sketches Group @ MIT Media Lab Group at MIT Media Lab

A hands-on tutorial of media artist yufeng zhao custom who has built Computer Vision application, designed to interpret and misread a video file. The computer algorithmically “cold reads” things like: text, faces, bodies, objects, speech, and other areas of interest. We'll briefly learn about the background of each algorithm, then remix its readings and mis-readings into visual collages and live video effects. No coding experience required. The application will be distributed with a USB-A thumb drive.

What To Bring:

A short video clip 30 to 45 seconds (Phone Footage is Perfect!)

Personal Laptop: Mac (preferred) or Windows. Beefy RAM and Graphics Card Recommend. USB A Port or Adaptor

Latest version of Google Chrome Browser installed

Class Size Max: 10 Persons

To RSVP email [email protected] with your legal name and subject like “DMR: Workshop RSVP”

Location:

980 Northampton Street, Buffalo, NY 14211 Room 2605

Date: Sunday August 9th 10:30AM to 12:30PM (In-Person Only)

This Workshop is made possible with a Potential Award, from BICA Generator Fund Grant.

On Saturday Video Archaeology Lab will be hosting Yufeng Zhao yufeng zhao the 3rd Artist participating in The DEAD MEDIA Residency. During the week Yufeng will develop an interactive computer-video installation titled "(mis)Read Only Memory")." The project will incorporate CCTV cameras with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and video tape media to sample text and image and harnass erroneous voltages for unexpected visual effects.

Exhibiting August 8th 5:30pm-8pm in Room 2605 of The Guild @ 980 inside ReUse Action 980 Northampton St Buffalo NY

This project, event, and residency was made possible with a Potential Award through BICA Generator Fund

Starting today Yufeng Zhao yufeng zhao begins his residency for (mis)Ready Only Memory. Workshop and Exhibt happening Saturday August 8th 2026. More details to come 🖥

Made possible by a Potential Award from BICA Generator Fund