ANTS in my scanner > a five years time-lapse!

For five years, an artist scanned an ant colony living inside his old scanner every week, capturing a hidden microcosm as nature slowly takes over the machine.

A hypnotic, one-of-a-kind time-lapse that turns an old scanner into a window on five years of insect life and decay.

"I installed an ant colony inside my scanner five years ago. I scanned the nest each week..."

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