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Inevitable Futures editions
I’m excited to share information about a small 4 edition collection of artwork that continues the h4x0r story!
Today companies like Neuralink are developing implantable brain-computer interfaces. While companies like OpenAI explore intelligent agents that can understand or learn any intellectual task that humans or other animals can. Inevitably we will see a convergence of these efforts in the future. The question becomes how quickly.
These editions are visualizations of our inevitable futures as humans. More so, they examine how a.i. and robots will become part of the human DNA by 2075. Today a keyboard separates our a.i. counterparts, whereas tomorrow a.i. it will be a part of us.
In the h4x0r series of artwork. A character living on-chain. Each transaction h4x0r travels through is a story that has been triggered in the real world. This set of artwork visualizes those real-world humans who are interacting on-chain.
THE ART
Buy now on Objkt. The collection link can be seen here—only 1 edition of the above art. Each set to a $15 auction. While all your favorite artists are minting cash grabs, I've always focused on low-quantity special editions. There are stories tied to everything I release that deliver value in different layers. I have been an artist my entire life, and while the mediums change, the purpose has always been the same.
EXPLORATION
As an artist and all-around learner/experimenter in general I’m constantly exploring tools as part of my workflow. How can I utilize a new tool to help me communicate my ideas in a way that resonates with my stories? The current h4x0r pieces are made from traditional code, design, and 3d programs. This set of editions explores how to merge the traditional tools and a.i. together. Human + Artificial = Partnership
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NFT LA/NYC Giveaways
New Year new products here’s a look into some recent physical products I’ve made. I decided to participate in both NFT LA and NFT NYC this year to meet some other builders and artists since I skipped them both events last year. A few of the products below are created as exclusive giveaways for people I meet at these events.
NFT LA
IRL LA poster and sticker giveaways.
NFT NYC
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IRL NYC giveaways.
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Product Highlights
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h4x0r Artwork
6 Editions (April)
Foundation Drop (May)
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h4x0r Experiments
I couldn’t think of a title here, so loading is what I ended up with 🤪. This post is focused on h4x0r’s purpose, IRL installations goals, and sharing some of the innovative products that I have been experimenting with that haven’t been seen by my internet friends. In the previous posts, I shared the ORIGIN STORY and CHAPTER.1
Intent
One of my goals with h4x0r is to utilize the visuals and stories to help educate the Web3 space about security best practices. It’s no secret that most consumers outside of Web3 recognize the space for historic hacks and security breaches. I’ve been searching for galleries and IRL installation opportunities to display the artwork, and it feels like an important message that can be communicated to the viewers around best practices.
IRL Installations
For the past few weeks, I have been contacting galleries and businesses looking for opportunities to display the h4x0r artwork—screens, wall paintings, projection mapping, whatever. Outer Edge NFT LA Conference occurs on March 20-23 in Los Angeles. They accepted my application in February for a land grant, a 10ft x 10ft piece of land, at the conference. I planned to create “The h4x0r Experience,” a 3d room showcasing NFTs and products with security best practices.
Unfortunately, NFT LA responded to me today, not leaving me with time to do this installation after I contacted them numerous times 😤. Still, I will continue to search for suitable galleries and businesses to partner with for these installations.
h4x0r Experiments
h4x0r Marketplaces
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Value Layers
Value Layers is a low quantity high reward h4x0r themed edition drop from artist 1980k. Humans define value differently this collection will launch with 5 pieces of artwork and 2 opportunities to win a product. How do you define value?
The goal is twofold (1) explore how humans define value and (2) create a gamified experience that enabled me to explore different artistic outputs such as pixel art, 3d art, glitch art, and physical products. There is no need to BURN if you love the art, but will quantity, style, or product what will influence your decision?
Art Burn to Mint
This exploration into art, defined by quantity, style, or product, was enlightening. Open editions have been popular recently in the art community, but it wasn't until Checks by Jack Butcher that I decided to gamify the experience.
Humans define value differently. These editions explored just that... I learned about the styles that got the most engagement. I learned about the styles of art that have the most substantial followers. I learned about the NFT space and if they care about physical products. All of these learnings help inspire the next steps in my creative journey.
Art Product Claim
Claim 1: h4x0r T-Shirt
Claim 2: 16x16 LED display
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h4x0r Collection
Two months into the new year, and I’ve had a ton of fun establishing the character h4x0r. In the previous post, I highlighted the origin story. In this post, I focus on visuals and chapters.
Visuals
h4x0r = hacker. Is visualized as a hooded skeleton wearing a headset. The headset is how h4x0r transports through the chain from one txn to another txn. Each green block represents a txn made by someone interacting with the chain. (You buy an nft-you are a block.) These green blocks are the stories that h4x0r visualizes in each piece of artwork.
Chapters
Chapters represent a specific time and place in h4x0r's journey traveling through the blockchain, and the visual artwork is a representation of that place. Each piece of artwork visually communicates that experience through scanning, uploading, observing, processing, and so on and on. At the end of each chapter, I have assembled the visuals into a book that will become a physical product available to anyone in the coming months…
h4x0r Chapter.1
Table of Contents
I am h4x0r ⟶ 1 4m h4x0r
Processing ⟶ p20c3551n9
Surveillance ⟶ 5u2v31114nc3
Uploading ⟶ up104d1n9
ccZero ⟶ cc2320
Observer ⟶ 08532v32
Time Machine ⟶ 71m3 m4ch1n3
Link 1 4m h4x0r
Link p20c3551n9
Link 5u2v31114nc3
Link 08532v32
Link 71m3 m4ch1n3
A future book extends each NFT by adding pages of additional visualizations for each story. Chapter 2 is well underway and will be added to the book as the stories unfold.
I'm truly thankful for those who like, retweet, collect, and interact with my content. 𝘐𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 to build ʜ4x0ʀ further. Every day is a step towards the 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. In my next blog post, I will dive into the art process, editions, physical products, and IRL gallery experiences I am working hard on.
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h4x0r
H4x0r is a fun collection I’ve created and published exclusively on Foundation. The collection continues the Scanning 1337 aesthetics seen in my previous post. h4x0r, an elite hacker, is imagined as a skeleton wearing a virtual headset and visualized through 3D and glitch artwork.
The Story
h4x0r (aka Hacker) is a character born on-chain extending from cc0 universes.
h4x0r was born when the CR0x9759 contract was deployed and minted onto the Ethereum blockchain. h4x0r lived and explored the depths of this contract confined by the rules of the mint.
One year later, while scanning systems, a daily on-chain routine, h4x0r discovered a gateway. A new world made up of forty-five cc0 projects provided a direct connection from the 13370x9251 contract. A data glitch extracted h4x0r into the visual representation now living on Foundation.
Will you play a role in h4x0r’s story, n00b?
Thankful to cc0 and, more specifically, the Chain Runners and 1337 Skulls, the story of h4x0r begins...Make sure to sign up for my newsletter below, follow me on Twitter, or message me for collaborations. More love, more wins, and more fun for all in 2023.