About

The Primitive Prophesy is the first generative collection created by Generative Collective (Chris Ried) which was dropped onto Hic Et Nunc in the middle of August 2021. There are 100 mints created from this algorithm and were curated by the artist.

Since this collection has a bit of a magical feel to it as you watch the composition of the image being created, I decided to name it primitive prophecies as a way to engage the unknown nature of the pieces. The beauty of generative art is that there isn't a discrete output that is created by the algorithm. Rather it takes in the likelihoods and creates an image that fills the image up until no more space is left.

Why 100 Mints?

The objective of the series was to let the scarcity of the collection be similar to the scarcity of prophecies. There are very few that seem to come true throughout history.

I've also felt that this is a bit of an experiment as well. Being the space is new, it is important to try a number of different things to see if they appeal to collectors and help provide tangibility.