‘Woodland Caudex’ is an expansive digital archive that seeks to preserve trees in various woodlands by cataloguing them as three-dimensional objects in a digital void. Each piece in the series shows a 3D render of a real tree created using LiDAR scanning technology, revealing incredible detail, intricate textures and hyper-realistic forms. Every image and video in ‘Woodland Caudex’ has been created using 3D modelling data collected from real trees in real woodlands.
The trees are presented in negative form with the colours inverted as a nod to traditional analogue photographic archives. Each video also features an audio track recorded at the time and place of the original 3D scan for the respective tree shown. However, the audio also plays in reverse, mirroring the inverted visuals and further immersing the tree in a digitised archival void. ‘Woodland Caudex’ is a sophisticated digital archive that bridges the physical woodland environment and the ever-evolving digital world, introducing questions about the role of digital technology in the natural environment.
BA (Hons) Photography - Rochester 
Taylor Harbison | Photography
