degenerative
ryley-o.eth × Sally Ohlsen
degenerative explores the relationship between order and chaos — 37 watercolor paintings by Sally Ohlsen, reconstructed stroke by stroke and living fully on-chain.
Every week, each painting enters a new deterministic state — strokes shift in color, position, and shape. Across 52 weeks the works move between recognition and abstraction, then the cycle begins again: the same transformation, in the same week, forever.
Forever degenerating; forever dependable; forever targeting perfection; forever falling short.
Paintings
All 37 of Sally’s watercolors, faithfully reconstructed.
Prints
Recommended vendor and specs for printing a painting.
About
The project and the ideas behind it.
degenerative for iOS
Take the paintings with you.
The works on this site are a snapshot. In the app, follow one and feel it change with you, week after week — a companion for fully experiencing the project, not just viewing it once.
- Follow one paintingChoose a single piece to watch — one at a time, so it stays meaningful.
- A weekly nudgeA notification when your painting shifts, with a short reflection to sit with.
- The full collectionBrowse all 37 paintings, live and fully on-chain, right from your phone.
No. 14 · Week 31 · 55% chaos
“For now we see in a mirror dimly…”
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