Enter the Machine

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quantum-Frame000.tif–quantum-Frame178.tif

Quantum, an animated gif consisting of 178 frames by Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, is widely considered the world’s first NFT. It was minted on the Namecoin blockchain on May 3, 2014.

The Subject of this Portrait

At the time this portrait was created, the subject was available online at ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRWhsnDKBwWDozDgDp8Te25KDViDcfz83zDs7ykR1x995 

URL Note: Download quantum-frames.zip

Screenshot of blue and green concentric circles that morph into an octagon as they propagate from the center; against a black background
Quantum, frame# 13
Screenshot of a solid purple circle at the center, sitting atop a larger octagon whose interior is filled by purple and black moiré patterns, against a black background
Quantum, frame# 45
Screenshot of yellow, green, and orange concentric circles that morph into an octagon as they propagate from the center; against a black background
Quantum, frame# 116

Attributes

Subject Name
quantum-Frame000.tif–quantum-Frame178.tif
Subject Creation Date
05/03/2014
Subject Weight
9,461,082 bytes (9.9 MB)
Subject Location
ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRWhsnDKBwWDozDgDp8Te25KDViDcfz83zDs7ykR1x995
Subject Location Notes
Download quantum-frames.zip
Entities in Portrait
179 Files
Entity Types in Portrait
TIF
Portrait Type
Group

Portrait Details

Detail image of a solitary, algorithmically generated, seahorse-shaped cluster of golden yellow, orange-ish brown, and blue pixels; with a golden yellow outline, against a white-ish (at the center)to burgundy background (at the periphery)
Portrait detail
Detail image of a solitary, algorithmically generated, bouquet-of-flowers-shaped cluster of mostly black with splashes of red, purple, and yellow pixels—all outlined in canary yellow—against a white-ish (at the center)to burgundy background (at the periphery)
Portrait detail
Detail image of a solitary, algorithmically generated organically-shaped cluster of bright cyan, magenta, yellow, and white pixels against a white-ish (at the center)to burgundy background (at the periphery)
Portrait detail
Detail image of a solitary, algorithmically generated amoeba-shaped cluster of pinkish-red and purpleish-blue pixels encased in a violet outline against a white-ish (at the center)to burgundy background (at the periphery)
Portrait detail
Detail image of a solitary, algorithmically generated amoeba-shaped cluster of fiery yellow, orange and red pixels encased by a fiery orange outline, against a white-ish (at the center)to burgundy background (at the periphery)
Portrait detail

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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/FDh1HDeJJJeS0pkU3nOVXe9snHXFDleYU0kVxg-VaPs
Format
image/png
Resolution
2880 x 5120
Transaction
viewblock.io/arweave/tx/FDh1HDeJJJeS0pkU3nOVXe9snHXFDleYU0kVxg-VaPs

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