Plantoid 15 by Primavera De Filippi

Plantoid 15

Primavera De Filippi
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Year

2014

Medium

Self-reproducing blockchain automaton, metal and smart contracts

Dimensions

77 x 31 x 19 cm

About this Work

A blockchain-based artwork that evolves and reproduces autonomously as people feed it with cryptocurrency. Plantoid represents a new form of digital life that exists across physical and virtual realms, challenging traditional concepts of artistic agency and ownership.

Artist Statement

Plantoid explores the possibility of creating truly autonomous artworks that can evolve, reproduce, and sustain themselves without human intervention, using blockchain technology as a medium for digital life.

Technical Notes

Operates using Ethereum smart contracts that govern its behavior, reproduction, and evolution based on cryptocurrency donations received.

🔗 NFT Information

Blockchain: ethereum

Standard: ERC-721

Storage: IPFS

Categories

Blockchain ArtDigital LifeAutonomous Systems

Exhibition History

Art Basel Switzerland 2025 - AUTOMATA's inaugural exhibition showcasing autonomous art from mechanical origins to AI-driven futures

Art Basel, Switzerland 2025

Digital Art Mile, Basel

June 16-22, 2025

For the debut, we set out to trace autonomous art from ancient mechanical drawings to GAN systems through participatory, tangible experiences.

Desmond Paul Henry, George Legrady, Patrick Tresset +6 more

Artist

Portrait of Primavera De Filippi, creator of Plantoid blockchain automaton artworks

Primavera De Filippi

1985-present

Artist and legal scholar creating AI-enhanced blockchain-based lifeforms that evolve and reproduce as they receive cryptocurrency.