Protobytes

Artificial life by Ira Greenberg

Films

A world,
in motion.

Short films from the Protobytes practice: its organisms, the worlds they inhabit, and the forms they leave behind.

Radiolarius recursiva rendered as a living engraving for Protobyte Phylogeny2:26

Field Notes / Film 01

A natural history of an imagined world

A naturalist’s introduction to the organisms, selection, and inheritance within Protobyte Phylogeny.

2:26 · 2026 · English captions

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An unfolding collection

From the world.
From the studio.

The collection begins with Protobyte Phylogeny. Future films will follow the artistic practice, material studies, and individual specimens as the work develops.

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