Clouds

[2025]

Clouds began as a study of atmospheric phenomena—a subject with a rich history in art, computer graphics, and video games. AI-generated clouds run through layers of shaders produce a cotton-like, pixelated aesthetic. The blockchain's block height seeds atmospheric movement, creating a new formation with every block.

Clouds began as a study of atmospheric phenomena—a subject with a rich history in art, computer graphics, and video games.

For this particular piece, I began by experimenting with AI-generated clouds. I ran the resulting images through several layers of shaders to deform them. This process accidentally produced an interesting, cotton-like, pixelated aesthetic. The final composition was originally realized as an inkjet print on archival paper.

To bring this image to Bitcoin, I encoded a version of the physical piece and applied a new shader to simulate atmospheric movement. We use the blockchain's block height as a seed to determine the parameters of this motion, creating a new formation of clouds with every block.