ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə tˈaɪm skˈʌlptᵻd ɛkstɹˈuːʒən blˈɑːk ɔːɹ dʒiˈɑːmətɹi lˈoʊf slˈaɪsɹᵻvˈiːl tɛknˈiːk, dˈænjəlz kˈɔɪnd ðə vˈɪʒuːəl ɹɪzˈʌlts ɔːɹ lˈʊk æz ɪnsˌænɪmˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ wˌaɪl ɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈuːdənt æt kˈæl ˈɑːɹts.
In reference to the 'time sculpted extrusion block' or 'geometry loaf' slice-reveal technique, Daniels coined the visual results or look as ‘insanimation’ in 1984 while a graduate student at Cal Arts.