Maya Lin: Ghost Forest Seedlin
Pace Verso is pleased to present an exhibition of prints from Maya Lin鈥檚 first-ever generative art project at its 540 West 25th Street flagship in New York from September 19 to September 30, as part of the official Climate Week NYC program.
Ghost Forest Seedlings artworks depict a seed or group of seeds that grows into an intricate root pattern, or seedling, over a predetermined amount of time. Each of the 500 unique works from the project will include three components: a signed print of the final root system; a generative NFT that shows the seedling鈥檚 evolution in real-time; and a video timelapse tracing the seedling鈥檚 complete growth pattern. Each physical artwork will be printed on Hahnem眉hle Bamboo paper by Brooklyn Editions, and they will be 23鈥� by 23鈥� in size, signed and unframed. A selection of prints from Lin鈥檚 Ghost Forest Seedlings project will be on view at Pace鈥檚 540 West 25th Street gallery as part of the official Climate Week NYC program from September 19 through 30. Varying traits in Ghost Forest Seedlings include the number of seeds in each work; the colors of each seed and root; the number of roots that grow; and the duration of the growth period for the root systems, which can range from one hour to three months.
The conceptual underpinnings and formal qualities of Ghost Forest Seedlings also reflect Lin鈥檚 interest in depictions of organic鈥攁s opposed to fractal and geometric鈥攑atterns in computer generated art, and the algorithm she has developed for this project will generate growth patterns as varied and intricate as those found in nature.
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Pace Verso is pleased to present an exhibition of prints from Maya Lin鈥檚 first-ever generative art project at its 540 West 25th Street flagship in New York from September 19 to September 30, as part of the official Climate Week NYC program.
Ghost Forest Seedlings artworks depict a seed or group of seeds that grows into an intricate root pattern, or seedling, over a predetermined amount of time. Each of the 500 unique works from the project will include three components: a signed print of the final root system; a generative NFT that shows the seedling鈥檚 evolution in real-time; and a video timelapse tracing the seedling鈥檚 complete growth pattern. Each physical artwork will be printed on Hahnem眉hle Bamboo paper by Brooklyn Editions, and they will be 23鈥� by 23鈥� in size, signed and unframed. A selection of prints from Lin鈥檚 Ghost Forest Seedlings project will be on view at Pace鈥檚 540 West 25th Street gallery as part of the official Climate Week NYC program from September 19 through 30. Varying traits in Ghost Forest Seedlings include the number of seeds in each work; the colors of each seed and root; the number of roots that grow; and the duration of the growth period for the root systems, which can range from one hour to three months.
The conceptual underpinnings and formal qualities of Ghost Forest Seedlings also reflect Lin鈥檚 interest in depictions of organic鈥攁s opposed to fractal and geometric鈥攑atterns in computer generated art, and the algorithm she has developed for this project will generate growth patterns as varied and intricate as those found in nature.
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