Primavera De Filippi
Plantoid14, 2023
Scrap metal with electronics, as part of 'Plantoid' project on Blockchain
58 x 26 x 26 cm
22 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
22 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
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Primavera De Filippi’s contribution builds on her decade-long exploration of blockchain-based lifeforms. Her pioneering Plantoid project (2015–ongoing) takes the form of plant-like sculptures animated by smart contracts on the Ethereum...
Primavera De Filippi’s contribution builds on her decade-long exploration of blockchain-based lifeforms. Her pioneering Plantoid project (2015–ongoing) takes the form of plant-like sculptures animated by smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, capable of accumulating cryptocurrency, commissioning artists, and generating new iterations of themselves. Alongside this, the project Arborithms (2024–ongoing) envisions forests of generative digital trees encoded with their own “DNA,” which evolve and reproduce through human interaction. Taken together, De Filippi’s practice opens up questions of authorship, agency, and governance, demonstrating how blockchain can operate not only as a tool for certification but also as a medium for creating living, evolving digital ecologies.
