As Long As Possible

As Long As Possible (ASLAP) (2015–2017) is a 1,000-year long animated GIF made by Finnish artist Juha van Ingen. It premiered at Kiasma National Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki on 28 March 2017. The animation is created in collaboration with developer and sound artist Janne Särkelä. The "As Long As Possible" (ASLAP) GIF started playing in 2017 and is designed to run for 1,000 years, ending in 3017. It has a total of 48,140,288 frames. As of 2025, 8 years have passed since the GIF began (2025 - 2017 = 8 years). To calculate the current frame, we can use the following: Frames per year = Total frames / Total years = 48,140,288 / 1000 = 48,140.288 frames/year Current frame = Years passed \times Frames per year Current frame = 8 \times 48,140.288 = 385,122.304 Therefore, the GIF is approximately at frame 385,122.