CAROTA ARBOR PROJECT (Carrot Tree): a visual and narrative chimerical journey taking the viewer from the finding of 19th century collodion glass plates of the Carota Arbor to the discovery of actual live specimens of what once was thought a mythical plant. The subsequent photographic documentation reveals to the viewer the Carota Arbor’s amazing cryptic coloration abilities- unknown in the world of flora. Specimen. 0724.052020Archival Pigment Print 30×40 in.; 4K Video Panel On July 23, 2035 four collodion glass plates were discovered in a tinned box gum labeled – Carota Arbor (latin. Carrot Tree). Found in the small remote town of Glecica, Slovakia by a friend and colleague of mine, in what he described as “a dank, bedraggled, what at onetime may have been an antique shop, but over unknown years had now degenerated to what would best be described—a junk shop.” The search was on for a live specimen. Carota Arbor: Finally, after five months of intensive research and computer densitometric analysis an accurate computer generated digital color image emerges from one of the original 19th century collodion glass plates. 12/20/2035Archival Print 30×40 in The Carota Arbor captured in the process of displaying its cryptic coloration abilities. Specimen.0793.10/19/2038Archival Print 30×40 in.; 4K Video Panel Another speciment captured in the process of displaying its cryptic coloration abilities. Specimen.0794.10/19/2038.Archival Print 30×40 in.; 4K Video Panel. Carota Arbor: Specimen_0710 Amazingly documented in the process of cloning itself. Up until this time, the reproduction method of the Carota Arbor was unknown. Image captured from Multi- Panel Video. Carota Arbor Specimen responding to variable spectrum artificial light. Archival Print; 60×60 in. / Multipanel 4K Video.CAROTA ARBOR PROJECT (Carrot Tree): a visual and narrative chimerical journey taking the viewer from the finding of 19th century collodion glass plates of the Carota Arbor to the discovery of actual live specimens of what once was thought a mythical plant. The subsequent photographic documentation reveals to the viewer the Carota Arbor’s amazing cryptic coloration abilities- unknown in the world of flora. Specimen. 0724.052020Archival Pigment Print 30×40 in.; 4K Video Panel On July 23, 2035 four collodion glass plates were discovered in a tinned box gum labeled – Carota Arbor (latin. Carrot Tree). Found in the small remote town of Glecica, Slovakia by a friend and colleague of mine, in what he described as “a dank, bedraggled, what at onetime may have been an antique shop, but over unknown years had now degenerated to what would best be described—a junk shop.” The search was on for a live specimen.Carota Arbor: Finally, after five months of intensive research and computer densitometric analysis an accurate computer generated digital color image emerges from one of the original 19th century collodion glass plates. 12/20/2035Archival Print 30×40 in The Carota Arbor captured in the process of displaying its cryptic coloration abilities. Specimen.0793.10/19/2038Archival Print 30×40 in.; 4K Video Panel Another speciment captured in the process of displaying its cryptic coloration abilities. Specimen.0794.10/19/2038.Archival Print 30×40 in.; 4K Video Panel. Carota Arbor: Specimen_0710 Amazingly documented in the process of cloning itself. Up until this time, the reproduction method of the Carota Arbor was unknown. Image captured from Multi- Panel Video. Carota Arbor Specimen responding to variable spectrum artificial light. Archival Print; 60×60 in. / Multipanel 4K Video.