100 Shirts, Burning

"100 Shirts, Burning" is an experimental generative art piece that attempts to highlight some of the inherent contradictions surrounding the discussion of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and its place as a vehicle for artistic creation, artistic expression and the potential of remuneration for artists.

Controls:

a - toggle animation

, - slow down animation

. - speed up animation

p - pause animation

s - take screenshot

To the extent possible, the source code is dedicated to the public domain (CC0) and can be used for any purpose, even commercial, by anyone.

This work is heavily based on art available from leading on-demand apparel sites that allow for on-demand printing. Ordering even one shirt from an on-demand printing site exceeds the carbon emissions and the energy requirements to mint a single NFT.

This work hopes to add to the conversation about examining the reality of the ecosystem that we've developed around digital goods and intellectual property.