The art.
Background Gradient:
The top-bottom gradient represents an interactive timeline of two moments: the top marks the time of the original message, while the bottom captures the moment of mint. Light shades hint at AM, and darker tones signal PM, reflecting the connection between space and time. All times are in UTC.
The Squares:
Squares resemble a gallery of Polaroid snapshots, capturing the conversation.
Color Palettes:
Each of the four color palettes is hand-crafted. The color palette is randomly selected at the time of minting, with different probabilities for each.
Nothing is Black and White is the most rare. Next is Peace, Grace, then Rainbow After Storm. The final rarity distributions will only be known after all 100 pieces have been minted.
Grace
Rainbow After Storm
Nothing is Black and White
Peace
Transaction Hash:
Hidden within the metadata is the transaction hash of the original message, serving as a digital breadcrumb linking you to the past.
Flourishes:
These subtle details are generated from a library of hand-selected patterns, adding a unique layer of intricacy to each work.
Technology
The art is coded using the p5.js library. It is on Base, an EVM blockchain.
The process.
My goal is to highlight the powerful human experiences behind this new medium. Each piece weaves together moments from the past, present, and future through interactive generative art.
Imagine someone, long ago, recording a message on the blockchain—a fragment of their life, preserved in digital form. That message has now found you, the collector. I transform it into artwork, where triangles in the composition symbolize the message creator, me as the artist, and you, the minting collector.
The process of finding these messages was extensive. I scoured blockchain records to locate meaningful fragments, ensuring they fit the spirit of the project—no profanity or inappropriate content, just authentic human experiences.
Early experiments with visual elements:
I hope that the original message sender would one day see the art and know their message has been seen and heard. If you are one of the message senders, please reach out.
The artist.
Joyce Lai
Joyce Lai is a self-taught developer, creator, and lawyer based in New York City. She is passionate about the intersection of technology, society, and design. Memento of a Dialogue is her first generative art project. She dove into crypto in 2017 as an attorney at ConsenSys, and previously worked in private legal practice.