Ethereum’s genesis block • Enter The Machine 3.0 • Portraits of Famous Files

mainnet.json

The Ethereum blockchain’s genesis block, which launched on July 30th, 2015

The Subject of this Portrait

At the time this portrait was created, the subject was available online at github.com/odaceo/ethereum-genesis-block/blob/master/mainnet.json

Screenshot of (json) computer code, set in a yellow, monospaced font, against a black background. The code begins: ‘mainnet.json config: { chainId: 1, homesteadBlock: 1150000’ — Screenshot of Ethereum’s genesis block

Screenshot of (json) computer code, set in a yellow, monospaced font, against a black background. The code begins: ‘mainnet.json’ followed by several series of numbers and letters and then ‘balance’; repeated dozens of times — Screenshot of Ethereum’s genesis block

Attributes

Subject Name

mainnet.json

Subject Creation Date

07/30/2015

Subject Weight

987,570 bytes (991 KB)

Subject Location

github.com/odaceo/ethereum-genesis-block/blob/master/mainnet.json

Entities in Portrait

1 File

Entity Types in Portrait

JSON

Portrait Type

Individual

Portrait Details

Algorithmically generated image depicting clusters of pink, purple, deep blue, and white highlighted pixels, dripping downwards, against a purple to red gradient background which shines through the negative space generated by the pixel clusters — Portrait detail

Zoomed-in, detail image of pink, purple, and black pixel blocks against a predominantly red background — Portrait detail

Highly zoomed-in, detail image of predominantly pink and purple pixel blocks against a barely visible red background — Portrait detail

Enter The Machine portraits are interactive in different ways. Below are the supported interactions for this specific portrait.

Action	Desktop	Touch Devices
Start/stop animation	Spacebar or	Hold tap for 2s then
Toggle sound	`s` or	Hold tap for 2s then
Zoom (stop animation, then)	scroll wheel	pinch and zoom
Pan (stop animation, then)	click and drag	hold and drag
Rotate (stop animation, then)	shift + alt/option and drag	pinch and rotate
Fullscreen	`f`	–

Documentation of this internet-native artwork is stored permanently on blockchain should future changes in web-based technologies affect how it displays.

Permalink

arweave.net/pkGWQZf5_gDFY8zOu1v4hmJB0iWuFpU-_UbYMEenAMw

Format

video/quicktime

Resolution

1296 x 2304

Duration

2'17

Transaction

viewblock.io/arweave/tx/pkGWQZf5_gDFY8zOu1v4hmJB0iWuFpU-_UbYMEenAMw

Artist

Eric Corriel