Index Gallery explores the convergence of coding, design, and the bitcoin blockchain
Rewind to Jan 3, 2009
Satoshi Nakamoto mined Bitcoin Genesis Block 0, which included the original inscription: a news clipping about central bank bailouts
Fast-forward to Jan 20, 2023
Bitcoin has become the most decentralized, secure, and trusted settlement layer in the world
We can now permanently inscribe digital content onto individual satoshis
Internet Art
Networked Artworks
Bitcoin Inscriptions unlock new creative posibilites for artists. Features like recursive inscriptions enable the integration of creative tools like Tone.js and P5.js
Bitcoin provenance creates traceable connections between inscriptions
Built with code and vector graphics, these inscriptions easily scale to any display size
By leveraging code, every inscription in this collection weighs under 10 kilobytes
Space & Time
4D
Fast-forward to Jan 31, 2037
Bitcoin is the global reserve currency for planet earth
Human culture is now securely stored on Bitcoin
We built the new fireproof Library of Alexandria
