Video Archaeology Lab

10/05/2026

A Multi-Channel Video Installation by Media Artist and Technologist Yufeng Zhao that incorporates AI coding to alter playback of Wrestling and Workout videos. Vibe coded model features hand gestures through camera video tracking, auto generate captions in real-time, age and s*x ID via object detection, and turn 2D video files into 3D topographies with AI generated depth mapping. The different visual treatments are designed using MadMapper and TouchDesigner.

Created during The DEAD MEDIA Residency 2026. Made possible by a Potential Award from Buffalo Institute For Contemporary Art Generator Fund.

Yufeng is a student in in the and is from Shanghai, China.

https://michaelchernoff.com/DMR-Yufeng-Zhao

10/04/2026

The tear down of Studio 2605 over 3 days. And a timelapse I actually like 1 frame every 60 seconds.

09/30/2026

After 3 years The Guild @ 980 I have moved the Video Archaeology Lab to Albany NY. The move comes after my wife Laura Maloney got a new job in our hometown of Albany NY. The Lab will be temporarily unavailable until a new home is found. Thank you again Buffalo for all your love and support.

09/03/2026

A slow roll out because we are on a Vacation but MAURANE had quite the turn out for her DMR Studio Visit Saturday 8/22/2026. Thank you for joining us Video Archaeology Lab for our 1st Residency Program.

08/31/2026

https://michaelchernoff.com/THE-DEAD-MEDIA-RESIDENCY

Slowly the full documentation of The DMR is coming online. Videos will be embedded. In the mean time check out all of the images from our workshop and studio events.

THE DEAD MEDIA RESIDENCY (2026) Buffalo, NY The DEAD MEDIA Residency is the first ever video art residency offered by the Video Archaeology Lab (VAL) and...

08/30/2026

Video Wall: Double Inner Feedback Loop Tunnel (LZX Memory Palace) DEC 2025

08/29/2026

TV Video Wall: BAD TV Signal | NOV 2025

08/28/2026

TV Video Wall: Feedback Loop | NOV 2025

08/28/2026

The Dead Media Residency is done! Thank you Ariella Tai Jenson Leonard Yufeng Zhao, and Maurane Dubois for participating. Thank you BICA, Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center for supporting the

08/28/2026

Some glimpses into MAURANE work during her Dead Media Residency stay. Thank you to those who could join us this past Saturday!