degenerative
ryley-o.eth × Sally Ohlsen
Art Blocks Studio · Minting soon
Minting opens Friday, August 14 · 9:00am PDT
37 unique tokens, each a living reconstruction of one of Sally’s paintings — own a piece that keeps degenerating, forever.
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.
Examples
See what the pieces look like each week as chaos changes.
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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