Muriel Lherm x treeskulltown

France

The Genesis Protocol series is a collaborative work by Muriel Lherm and Treeskulltown. It explores the birth of consciousness in seven acts, blending AI, stop-motion, and digital art. A journey through light, nature, and the cosmos, where each work reveals a stage in the genesis of existence.


Muriel Lherm is a French-British artist based in London. She combines generative AI art and classical aesthetics with a poetic and contemporary approach. In 2025, her works were presented at Art Basel, NFC Lisbon, and AI4Conferences in Las Vegas. Exhibited more than 100 times worldwide, she regularly collaborates with major artists and projects, including World of Women, Gamma.io, and Claire Silver, in physical and virtual exhibitions internationally.


Treeskulltown is the conceptual avatar of a French multidisciplinary artist. With 20 years of experimentation and hybridisation between physical and digital art under his belt, his work today is as much a personal quest as an artistic one. His aim is to develop a temporal parallel, a conversation, with the masters of classical art, to create a sub-reality to art history using mixed media animation techniques, thus creating an analogue palimpsest in digital strata. Since 2022, his work has been exhibited and presented internationally in major events such as: Art Crush Gallery, MOWNA, NFT NYC, NFT Japan, DAM Zine, NFC Lisbon, NFT Factory Paris, R HAUS Art Basel Miami, QUANTA Gallery London, IHAM NFT Gallery Paris.


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Stage 5: Birds and Sea Creatures

Movement and song. Wings and fins depict freedom in the air and sea—the pulse of instinct.


The work depicts a vibrant, abstract scene, with black human silhouettes standing in the foreground, surrounded by organic shapes and flowing patterns. Wavy lines and splashes of yellow, orange, and pink emerge around the figures, creating a sense of movement. In the background, distilled shadows and elements such as stylized eyes and blurred sea creatures blend into a colorful landscape. The light blue pastel background completes this richly textured composition, evoking a dreamlike atmosphere.


Conceptualization: The work explores the notion of fluidity between human identity and natural elements, suggesting an intimacy between the individual and their environment. The black silhouettes perhaps represent archetypes of humanity or divinity, while the shapes and colors emerging around them evoke the thoughts, emotions, and memories that influence our sense of self. The interplay between the figures and organic elements highlights the complexity of human relationships and our place in the world, leading the viewer to reflect on the duality between the tangible and the ephemeral.


In "Stage 5 – Birds and Sea Creatures," the focus is on the themes of movement and song, where abstract, non-representational wings and fins embody the very essence of freedom in the air and sea. This stage captures the instinctive dance of life as birds and sea creatures navigate their respective realms. By adopting a sub-flat perspective, we can explore the interconnectedness of these life forms and their representations of instinct, freedom, and the rhythm of nature.


Stop Motion vs. AI: Sub-Flat as a Bridge


Sub-Flat, as a layer beneath Superflat, does not simplify the visible but superimposes underground, hybrid, and organic layers:


- Stop Motion: Each frame is a manual gesture, a tangible imperfection…


- Generative AI: The image is born from training on thousands of data points, but retains a "memory" of styles (here, Superflat).


By inviting viewers to reflect on their own connections to freedom and instinct. The interaction between birds and water can symbolize the exploration of one's identity and the freedom to express oneself authentically.


By using the work to question how instinct guides personal choices and connections, thus encouraging deeper self-exploration and an understanding of nature's influence on individual journeys. Conclusion


In "Step 5 – Birds and Sea Creatures," the Sub-Flat concept invites a vibrant exploration of the freedom, movement, and the instinctive rhythms of nature. By focusing on dynamic representations of birds and sea creatures, the work becomes a celebration of the interconnectedness of life, prompting the viewer to reflect on their own experiences of freedom and expression. Through immersive visuals and captivating experiences, this work enriches the project's narrative, deepening our understanding of our shared existence within the larger fabric of life.


In short, this stage is a Sub-Flat manifesto: an additional layer that complicates reality to better reveal its invisible connections in a unique collaboration between Muriel Lherm and Treeskulltown.

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2025

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