Ordinal miners and the mutable trees
What are the Ordinal Miners (OMs)
Bitcoin original art community, active with actual mining education capabilities. New releases airdrop to holders first.
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First collection, Ordinal Miners
Inscription range: 5322 to 13333
View collection on Magic Eden.
Second collection, OMPool
Beautiful renderings of the Bitcoin mempool captured at distinct moments.
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Upcoming collection, Mutable Trees
Mutable Trees is an innovative Bitcoin-based art project that merges the worlds of art and technology. This project uses a special kind of mathematical model called Lindenmayer Systems (L-Systems), which are tools for simulating the growth patterns of plants and trees. Within this framework, two types of L-Systems—stochastic and parametric—are used to create unique, dynamic tree art that grows and changes over time.
Stochastic L-Systems introduce randomness into the growth patterns, ensuring each tree is unique and mirrors the unpredictability found in nature. Parametric L-Systems provide the ability to fine-tune and control the growth, allowing for a wide range of artistic expressions within the tree designs. This blend of randomness and control enables the Mutable Trees project to produce a diverse collection of tree art that evolves, offering viewers a captivating and ever-changing visual experience.
The project is ambitious, creating a total of 2016 trees that grow in six generations, with each generation sprouting at significant Bitcoin block heights. Each tree goes through a lifecycle of 250 "years," with changes occurring every 63 blocks, reflecting the natural aging process within a digital framework. This lifecycle is influenced by Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment feature, linking the growth of the trees to the very heartbeat of the Bitcoin blockchain.
Projection based on estimated numbers:
Total Collection: 2016 trees, symbolizing the number of blocks in a Bitcoin difficulty adjustment period.
Generational Growth: Starting with 32 trees in the 'Rootstock' sub-collection, the project expands through six generations, culminating in 1024 trees in the 6th generation.
Dynamic Evolution: Each tree evolves over 250 "years," with changes every 63 blocks, ensuring a rich, multi-faceted development throughout the project.
This fusion of art, mathematics, and blockchain technology makes Mutable Trees a pioneering venture in the digital art space. It's not just an art collection; it's a living, breathing ecosystem that grows with and within the Bitcoin blockchain, offering a unique perspective on the convergence of natural beauty and technological innovation.
Why it's interesting
This approach could lead to fascinating experiments, such as studying how exposure to different natural environments affects mood or health. By chunking the vast concept of nature's influence on humans into specific, smaller experiments, we can discover how individual elements of nature contribute to our well-being and development. This not only enriches our understanding of ourselves but also highlights the critical importance of preserving our natural environment for future generations.
