Fictive Archaeologies plays on finds found by archeologists. Salzmann takes his own finds in nature and then with a sleight of hand or what could be called camera magic imbues the object found with a fictitious meaning that makes it seem, (especially if a caption is used), like a representation of something other than what it might have been. A fantasy conjured up similar to how a magician might work a trick to deceive an audience.

Salzmann challenges his viewers to come up with their own interpretation and meaning of the photograph created.