Framerate: Desert Pulse

Thousands of stunning images.
Five monumental video installations.
One transformative experience.

FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse, a multi-sensory art exhibit by ScanLAB Projects, invites visitors into the visual and emotional energy of the Sonoran Desert. Through photography, motion, and sound, it reveals new ways of seeing and deepens appreciation for our vibrant ecosystem.

ScanLAB Projects
ScanLAB Projects is an artist-led studio exploring the world through machine vision technologies – founded in 2010 by Matt Shaw (b 1983) and William Trossell (b 1985). Pioneering the artistry of 3D scanning, their work has explored former concentration camps, melting arctic ice, the formation of memory, and the motion of dancers, to create dynamic artworks and fact-based datasets utilized for scientific papers, climate activism, and journalism. In an era of generative AI, computer graphics, and synthetic realities, ScanLAB embraces their commitment to investigation, precision, equity, sustainability, and truth.

Sustainability & Impact
Desert Pulse is an artwork underpinned by sustainable values. ScanLAB Projects and the Garden have rigorously considered and documented the impacts of making and exhibiting this work at all stages of its production so far. Together they are committed to upholding these values in the future, and ask any venues, partners, and supporters to join in taking these values forward. At times, this means making decisions that cost more but impact less.

Rivian Partnership
The Garden has a meaningful partnership with Rivian Automotive Inc., with the shared use and loan of their electric R1T. This generous partnership is instrumental in supporting Desert Pulse. Rivian’s contribution aligns perfectly with the environmental themes underpinning ScanLAB’s artwork, alongside the Garden’s mission to advance excellence in education, research, exhibition and conservation of desert plants.