manifest of authenticity
VF-0.7 / Authentic Documentary Image
In an age where algorithms fabricate memories faster than we can recall them, authenticity emerges as an act of resistance. Each image within The Void Fraction project is captured in the real world, not generated through synthetic processes. They carry the residue of a genuine encounter — dust, light, ruin — tangible evidence of a presence that once existed.
These photographs are not presented as absolute proof of truth, but as irrefutable traces that resist digital obliteration. They inhabit the space between the visible and the remembered, between the architecture of war and the architecture of data.
The project’s verification marks (QR or fractional codes) transcend mere decoration or branding. They signal a fundamental commitment: that the image before you was once seen, touched, and interpreted through human experience — not an algorithmic hallucination.
To authenticate is not merely to certify; it is to preserve the fragile connection between the eye and the world, between silence and its echo.
Each verification page functions as a digital relic, a small bastion against the erasure of history and the ease with which fiction now mimics fact. The Void Fraction is thus established not as a static archive, but as an anatomy of memory: fragments that remain intact precisely due to their inherent reality.
Authenticity Record / VF-0.7
This is a verified document of The Void Fraction project. Captured in situ and presented without synthetic alteration, it represents a real moment, a residue of an encounter.
Each verified image within The Void Fraction carries a mark of digital provenance — a gesture against the fluid invention of memory. Verification is not a bureaucratic act, but one of care and curation: to preserve what has been witnessed against the torrent of fabrication.
Oradour-Sur-Glane
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Field Information
Origin: Oradour-sur-Glane, France — 2024
Coordinates: 45.935° N, 1.031° E
Camera: Canon EOS 60D / EF-S 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6
Process: Documentary capture — no AI input or generative synthesis
Author: Thiago Schiavetti Jardim
Verification Code: VF-0.7
Digital Signature: SHA-256 hash available upon request.
Note: Digital hash stored within The Void Fraction archive for authenticity verification.
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This digital provenance framework is designed to establish and preserve the authenticity of photographic works. Each verified image is cryptographically linked to a unique hash and its associated metadata, forming a verifiable record within the Void Fraction ecosystem.
While this initial prototype is manually curated, its underlying architecture is inherently scalable, envisioning an automated backend for hash generation, dynamic QR linking, and standardized metadata publishing. This project critically examines how artistic authorship, verifiable authenticity, and data permanence can converge, proposing a foundational model for visual truth in the era of synthetic media and potential integration with emerging industry standards.
“To authenticate is not to certify. It is to remember against erasure.”