We are backing up the planet, creating 3D models of animals, rainforests, cities and people. We are archiving as if ecological collapse could be staved off through some digital Noah’s Ark of beasts and objects. Forests are digitally archived, as are monuments and everyday objects such as garbage bags. In this video essay, Deniz Tortum and Kathryn Hamilton pose complex philosophical questions about the limits of our desire to document and record everything and what humanity risks losing as we stand on the brink of environmental collapse.