"The Collector's Room" represents my inaugural foray into the realm of long-form generative art. This series synthesizes my well-established Infinity Room NFT and cryptoart series with my burgeoning passion for crafting textures, 3D geometries, and colors through code. Each NFT, or room, in this series, functions as an homage to the current moment generative digital art is enjoying within the contemporary art sphere. Furthermore, this project pays tribute to the discerning digital art collectors who passionately support and preserve digital culture, paralleling the enthusiasm of the artists who create it.  In a unique twist, each room offers the option of being adorned with one of three distinct generative art series, exclusively available within "The Collector's Room." Consequently, this creates a meta-generative art project, encapsulating a myriad of generative art series within a larger, overarching generative endeavor.  I am honored to bring this series to life, thanks to the support from Proof Collective and the Moonbirds community. (Press the 'S' key to save a PNG of any output from this series while viewing the live code).

The Collector's Room

A collection of perspectives - many voices, one hi*story*

Every piece of chronicles is a different voice, a different point of view, narrating the same history as we are living it.

Chronicles are ephemeral, but consistent. 
They will always maintain their main properties, but every time you look at them, they will tell you about a different moment.

Every individual chronicle is a collection composed by infinite variations itself.
So each of them is not only a piece, but all the pieces that are written in that chronicle every second. That's about 31,536,000 different outputs each year.

### How does it work

Chronicles uses two different RNGs. One of them is derived uniquely from the hash of the piece, and determines the main aesthetics such as accent color, density of characters, margins, type of core etc. 
The second is derived by a combination of current point in time and hash. This is so that every piece is different from each other when looked at in the same moment, and also continues to vary over time. 
So if you look at a chronicle now, and then after a few seconds refresh the page (or click on it), you will see the chronicle changed to reflect the newer point in time, but maintaining the aesthetical style.

Chronicles

A generative artwork reminding us of the importance of gathering together to confine our impact on ecosystems. [Co(r)ral](https://www.phaust.art/co-r-ral) highlights the process of coral bleaching and our ability to act to reverse it.

Co(r)ral builds upon [Pointila](https://www.phaust.art/pointila) – a long form generative art collection released on Art Blocks in September 2022. Pointila explored how dots reminiscent of Pointillist painting could create a range of generative landscapes in different styles.

Co(r)ral dives beneath the ocean. Its verticality a reminder of hidden depths. Its colours inspired by the vibrancy of coral reefs. Like those reefs, it is dynamic: existing between a healthy, colourful state and a damaged, bleached state. Just as coral can recover from bleaching if temperatures drop and conditions normalise so Co(r)ral loops between those states – a reminder of our responsibility to act to reverse the damage.

Co(r)ral can be displayed in triptych to highlight the change in state. It can be displayed as a looping, live artwork or as a single interactive piece. Clicking on a live piece will trigger an animation loop between its healthy, colourful state and its stressed bleach state. Clicking again will pause the loop. When viewed up close, you can see the distinct dots that create the piece.

Co(r)ral

**"aaa"** is a generative art system inspired by abstract artists such as *Jackson Pollock*, *Brice Marden*, and *Kazimir Malevich*. Abstract art appeals to me over other forms because it compels the viewer to use their imagination. You could argue that this art form is like a mirror, a pieces perception being reflective of it’s observer. Similar to how red can symbolize anger, love, and danger. An abstract piece can evoke a multitude of feelings. I believe this to be a unique value of abstract art.

While a human can choose a colour to communicate a feeling, a machine lacks the cognitive ability to do so. Therefore, the program uses randomized probabilities in an attempt to create a wide array of styles. I have taken reference from the drawing styles of *K Malevich*, *Piet Mondrian*, *Brice Marden*, and *Joan Mitchell*. The styles demonstrated by these artists range from symmetric to loose and erratic, combined with 32 colour palettes compiled through experimentation and inspiration.

S - save image
Space - pause animation

Best viewed in 9:16 aspect ratio.
This original generative art was created with code.
*© 2023 fingacode*

Darkness of winter months, pleas for softness. 
A tender counting until days grow longer. 

Released for the VerticalCrypto Art _Companions of Code_ exhibition: London / NYC, 2023.

Press [s] in live view to save file as PNG.

This original generative art was created with code utilizing the p5.js library.
© 2023 Lisa Orth - All Rights Reserved
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