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Hardware: release, correction and image-making
The launch thread corrects the maximum supply from 554 to 544 and describes the image-generation and selection process.
Jack Butcher · 1 January 2025 – 2 January 2025 · 10 selected posts
22:47:51 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
"Hardware" exposes the fragility of physical authenticity systems by turning their visual cues into deliberate fictions. https://t.co/HMTYpquVGd
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Hardware example attached to the artist’s 1 January 2025 post. The apparent labels are part of the generated image. File preserved from the artist’s export; image description is editorial. View archived image Other attachments may be present in the original post. View original post.
22:52:41 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
Its predecessor, 1988, was a commentary on the tenuousness of physical provenance. Provenance is supposed to establish an artwork’s history—its origin, ownership, and value—but it often depends on subjective storytelling and institutional validation. https://t.co/UJpPBNtwRV
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23:06:20 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
1988 was distributed as a 3D model that could be projected into physical spaces via augmented reality. You can read the full story here: https://t.co/sR21omVUqn
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23:12:43 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
As a final nod to "The Physical Impossibility of Provenance" 1988, minted on Ethereum Layer 2, is now redeemable for "Hardware" pieces on Ethereum Layer 1. For each new mint, the cost goes up by one. A maximum supply of 554 pieces. https://t.co/mub7RaJRTY
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23:14:45 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
Just pay gas (to cover the migration to L1). Provvenance, innit. https://t.co/zhQbj3ZLpt
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23:18:04 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
Massive props and thank you to @Highlight_xyz team for pulling this together completely custom.
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23:59:04 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
Slight correction to the above, maximum supply is in fact 544, not 554. https://t.co/GsyBZoq3xe
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14:21:20 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
The prompt is refined two images at a time, in this case using Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra via the Krea AI front end. Each render takes a couple of minutes, probably around 1,000 takes to get the prompt right. https://t.co/DvoHE3zUrg
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14:22:51 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
Once the prompt is nailed, plug straight into the Flux API and render 1,000 images at a time. https://t.co/BRvlaITLIh
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14:24:57 UTC · Original post on X · Link to this transcript
Pour a cold one and pick 544 of your favorites from 10,000~ images. https://t.co/AyS61X81NY
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