# Arboreal. Generative NFT


*There is no vision without thought, but it is not enough to think in order to see.*  
*Maurice Merleau-Ponty*

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/uploads/2023/11/ooXwNawx9SSUsbG6ox3nUmBNweFfTDWmzDjTaHugoH7Bwhx8uXd.png | ooXwNawx9SSUsbG6ox3nUmBNweFfTDWmzDjTaHugoH7Bwhx8uXd | Generative image of a tree as a glowing blue network on a dark ground, its branches luminous filaments like nerves or vessels strung with bright nodes - the natural and the fabricated intertwined.
/uploads/2023/11/ooXCggpm83t2XzJAucANeDBu3YJSH1TgijQtfiM8yYUiizqGzEN.png | ooXCggpm83t2XzJAucANeDBu3YJSH1TgijQtfiM8yYUiizqGzEN | Generative image of a tree as a glowing green vein-network lit like an angiogram, bright nodes along its limbs - binary roots sprawling in light.
/uploads/2023/11/ooZxLjQYtY72KLziAtLoCnyeLWnyzAJ11Gwfk9JjUaZqdfxDkkm.png | ooZxLjQYtY72KLziAtLoCnyeLWnyzAJ11Gwfk9JjUaZqdfxDkkm | Generative image of a dark tree on a pale, flecked ground, its trunk braided and twisting, its canopy a dense tangle of looping branches trailing into fine tendrils.
/uploads/2023/11/oo7TRG43sWLy2FvGL8rXWgdfocW4to9B7h9hbvWRrY2Hq7ttQGA.png | oo7TRG43sWLy2FvGL8rXWgdfocW4to9B7h9hbvWRrY2Hq7ttQGA | Generative image of a compact, round-crowned tree on a pale flecked ground, a dense cloud of looping branches on a short trunk, wisps scattering at the edges.
/uploads/2023/11/oo9QqaS31SY96BqMZvbLn5FZsWSrPDQN7N3f6wzd75XaieKRD4Z.png | oo9QqaS31SY96BqMZvbLn5FZsWSrPDQN7N3f6wzd75XaieKRD4Z | Generative image of a tree fountaining upward in luminous light from a braided, glowing base on a dark ground, fine filaments spraying out like sparks - a singular genesis witnessed.
/uploads/2023/11/ooJmE91grurjgDdNgdmFe9tU4ZBFpWVPseVe1CXmJDGGMiy5kLZ.png | ooJmE91grurjgDdNgdmFe9tU4ZBFpWVPseVe1CXmJDGGMiy5kLZ | Generative image of a tree in black on a grainy pale ground like an angiogram, its braided trunk opening into a wide canopy of looping, vessel-like branches fading to fine tendrils.
/uploads/2023/11/ooxktNrnp2cx7hMupwXMd8Q1UJriE7LWfXW2QF5Yr7sJ9rEduD9.png | ooxktNrnp2cx7hMupwXMd8Q1UJriE7LWfXW2QF5Yr7sJ9rEduD9 | Generative image of a dense bare tree in charcoal grain, a heavy billowing crown of fine tangled branches on a sturdy trunk against a misty ground.
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Generative art project released on [fxhash](https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/arboreal) in collaboration with [Doppelganger](https://twitter.com/zwilling_23)  

The essence of the tree - be it grown from earth’s womb or coded into being - is not realized until the viewer’s gaze breathes life into its form, defining it’s very ‘tree-ness.’ The tree, algorithmically born, gains meaning only under the scrutiny of the viewer, its binary roots sprawl not in soil, but in the mindscape where the observer’s eye grafts meaning onto inert pixels.

Each coded tree is more than an image - it becomes a witnessed and possessed reality, a node in the ever-expanding forest of binary trees. This forest of possibilities - each tree a distinct NFT - fusing the functions and formulas with the interpretative act of minting, yields an arboreal gallery, each token an invitation to witness a singular genesis.

The fabricated and natural intertwine, revealing reality as a conditioned tapestry of perception. This project is homage to our collective overgrowth, a reminder of the invisible conditions that guide our realities, molding every ‘tree’ that branches out across our mental landscape.

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Source: https://emptyname.org/arboreal/
Licence: CC0 / Free as Air - https://emptyname.org/faal