The Valley of Ashes
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6 fund applications · 1 season
An effort to digitally preserve historically-relevant ephemeral artifacts and environment…
3D ModelsClimate ChangeCurationHistoryImmersiveMixed RealitySocial Impact climate-ecology
Project details match catalog
About
A time capsule of our era, archiving surreal and poetic modern day artifacts created entirely by climate change and social unrest. The archive includes still lifes from hurricanes, wildfires, civil unrest and protests.
Impact
This project aims to eloquently and imaginatively document and examine what's happening now in our society and what it could realistically lead to if we don’t work together to address the most urgent issues facing our planet.
Progress
The archive includes still lifes from hurricanes, wildfires, civil unrest and protests, which I have gathered over my 15+ years working as a journalist covering news events nationally and abroad.
Team
For over fifteen years, I’ve worked as a journalist for the New York Times, CNN and other outlets, utilizing emerging technology from VR, AR, drones, photogrammetry and LiDAR to pave the future of immersive storytelling.
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Total | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $0 | — |
Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | XR Film Fund for Immersive Storytelling | submitted | 2025-08-27 |
| Season 6 | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness | submitted | 2025-08-27 |
| Season 6 | Get Set UP (with Funds) | submitted | 2025-08-27 |
| Season 6 | INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists | submitted | 2025-08-27 |
| Season 6 | WildSeed Creators Fund | submitted | 2025-08-27 |
| Season 6 | deZine Fund for DIY Creators & Print Media Rebels | submitted | 2025-08-27 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/the-valley-of-ashes-1
Wayback: leaderboard page ↗ · Wayback: platform page ↗
Not recovered: creator, links, drives, snapshot. Sources: "snapshot" = verbatim Internet Archive page · "platform metadata" = archived artizen.fund page metadata · "leaderboard" = the artizen.fyi public accounting tables · "match catalog" = the platform's public fund-matching catalog (captured 2026-10-15, generated 2026-09-07) · "community catalog" = a June 2026 platform scrape preserved in a community repo.
Top siblings
Projects that applied to the same funds.
| Project | Shared funds | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | adopt a tree Building climate-smart communities by teaching kids tree planting and agroforestry skills. | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, Get Set UP (with Funds) +3 | $14,777 |
| 2. | W8W Creative Hub W8W Creative Hub: A Geometric Machine of Energy Distribution | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, Get Set UP (with Funds) +3 | $86 |
| 3. | Grandmatopia A community homestead project and wildlife preserve builds a future to inspire artists an… | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, Get Set UP (with Funds) +2 | $128,014 |
| 4. | Empowering Youth Through Digital Skills & Innovation A transformative initiative equipping young minds with digital skills and training to cre… | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, Get Set UP (with Funds) +2 | $6,911 |
| 5. | Three Ears Attenuation Residency Site (TEARS) Extending the gift of space, time, silence, and solitude. | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, WildSeed Creators Fund +2 | $0 |
| 6. | Caught in the Crossfire A radio drama illuminating the origins of Red Cross volunteerism during the Boer War, adap | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, WildSeed Creators Fund +2 | $0 |
| 7. | Sky Bravo's Fantastical Showbus Picture Tiny Desk Concerts on top of a Bus. Built for the Blockchain. Music City's Web 3… | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, Get Set UP (with Funds) +2 | $0 |
| 8. | FutureZoo What if the most powerful force in conservation isn’t protection, but connection? | Cyberdelic Fund for Expanding Consciousness, INTERSECTIONS Fund for Techno-Artists, WildSeed Creators Fund +1 | $215,046 |
Other funds of top siblings
Solarpunk Futures Fund Third Place Fund for Community Hubs Courage Fund for Visionary Artists Venture Miner Fund for Vibe Coders Illuminate Fund for Citizen Scientists Commons Fund for Public Goods Pioneers Artizen Fund for Human Creativity Clear Mind: Music + Mental Health Fund