gyymxdr1 (@gyymxdr1) • Hey

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Just off the bow we could see an unobstructed view of the Kazan, the 430-foot long submarine that stretched out into the harbor.
Terminator vibes. Did the sound design as well Free Mint!
anyone else keep getting “delegation error” when trying to claim this ZK airdrop?
🍔 🍟 In this messed-up, crappy-talistic hideout, where those golden arches throw their glow, the die-hard crew assembles—a secret society of avant-gardist foodies. Their holy vessels, once just wrappers, now carry the smudges of oily fingerprints and half-chomped fries. They belt out their anthem, voices merging with the greasy air: ‘fries & burgers, our freaking divine feast’. ‘The Cholesterol Chronicles’, 2024
Gm frenz’ 🍓🌞 There's nothing better to start a Sunday than collecting NFTs! Just collected this artwork by @lens/kikillo. 🫶🥹 https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x464327c053bb8d06641a5dac47600e99dff36d56/5 Also, this morning I found this gem in perfect condition at my local flea market for 300¥ (2$!). A nice addition to my collection!!! （＾ω＾）
⚠️ Long Reading 💢 🚬CM CigNet. I wrote this text about @lens/cigawrettepacks from my own perspective. Your interpretation might differ, and that's perfectly fine. Smoke it as you wish! @lens/t2world @lens/orb @lens/creators @lens/lens ———— 🚬CIGAWRETTE PACKS: A SMOKEY PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE One cig can alter your world, but every puff comes with a price! Cigawrette Packs is an avant-garde literature project, comprising 9999 NFTs that probe the nebulous intersection of PFP, utility, and aesthetic value. It’s a countercultural manifesto and an incisive OnChain critique, transforming the mundane cigarette pack from a basic nicotine dispensary into a potent symbol of creativity and art’s pivotal role in our crypto-capitalist lore. The collection includes unique specials like ‘Ainslie Country Exploration,’ a recent ad series in collaboration with Lens. This collection highlights the project’s commitment to artistic innovation and cultural commentary. These basic cardboard boxes, initially designed to hook consumers and obscure the health risks of the dirty substance’s intake, are reimagined here as canvases for creation and fast-consumed literature. This move challenges us—degens, canceled, supra-nihilists, NEETs, and techno-philosophers—to reassess the significance of daily objects and their potential to generate new meanings and narratives within various contexts. Its intentional ambiguity calls for personal interpretation, with meanings that shift based on one’s background and worldview. Here’s my take, with some insights from Lofo Verboten, who manages the project after the artist’s departure. TAKING BACK CONTROL WITH ART AND WORDS The Cigawrettes’ blank warning labels are a bold confrontation to the consumerist culture that shapes our perceptions through omnipresent messages. Showing these spaces as empty, the packs help us consider the plots that are regularly imposed on us by advertising and government bodies. The act of inscribing these "fill as you wish" blanks is emblematic of reclaiming one’s voice in a society that often relegates us to the role of passive consumers (or smokers). ABSURDISM MAXXING Rooted in deep absurdist philosophy, Cigawrette Packs become a support where traditional symbols of health hazards and addiction are turned into vessels for artistic expression. This contrast cultivates a sense of the absurd, challenging the conventional stories that cling to the good ol’ cigarette packs. “Cigarettes with eyes is pretty absurd, no?” Lofo mused when I asked about the themes of absurdism and nihilism the project seems to convey. “As to nihilism, from my understanding Pappachaga—the artist behind this project—approached it as a positive belief system. Not in terms of happiness or sadness, but as affirming rather than negating. Perhaps he found absurdity in the belief that nothing matters. I share this perspective. It is a belief, and as such, it imparts meaning, regardless of the nature of that belief—even if it is often perceived as avoidant and depressing.” He added, “Not sure what it has to do with cigawrettes.” Perhaps the blank labels are the key. Perhaps it invites people to find their own meanings in spaces traditionally marked by caution, thus welcoming the chaos of existence to discover personal significance. Who knows? EXISTENTIALISM AND METAMODERNISM Cigawrettes seem to have something to say about existential themes, especially the idea of defining yourself through creation. Using the blank labels (via Cigbot.life), everyone can join in a kind of self-creation, shaping their identity with their contributions. The engagement strategy is multifaceted and resonates with different audiences. While interactive elements—similar to Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Theatre—are not central to the experience, they add a layer of participation. However, not everyone prefers this mode of interaction. “I’m not really sure. I always hated those Choose Your Own Adventure books. I want to watch the show, not wonder if there’s another TV I need to watch to figure out who killed so and so,” Lofo expressed. This perspective underscores the importance of providing a cohesive narrative that doesn’t require viewers to seek out additional paths to understand the core story. This endeavor is definitely situated within the framework of metamodernism, which reconciles the polarities of sincerity and irony, hope and doubt. It exemplifies this oscillation, encouraging creativity while acknowledging the ironic twist of repurposing consumer goods as art mediums. THE CIGAWRETTES CONUNDRUM In this conceptual script, the cigarette pack leaves its physical form to become a simulacrum—a representation without an original. This resonates with Baudrillard’s hyperreality, where the lines between the actual and the simulated move away. It challenges the authenticity and relevance of digital artifacts in an era where tangibility is no longer paramount. By co-opting corporate aesthetics, Cigawrette Packs engage in a subversive act, employing the language of marketing to critique the systems it mirrors and to reflect on the pervasive corporate influence in our daily lives. In the same vein, while downstream of influential NFT collections, Cigawrette Packs contribute to this evolving narrative. Derivative works and collaborations within it, such as those related to Milady, enrich the ecosystem by weaving shared cultural references and symbols. “The whole internet is awash in images and symbols mashed together. It is all essentially one massive collaborative effort,” Lofo added. The influence of Remilia’s Milady, with its community-driven approach, sets a precedent for projects like Cigawrette Packs. The integration and interaction with such pioneers are not just about the transfer of aesthetic or thematic elements but also about the fusion of communities and the shared evolution of value. As Cigawrettes or CigNet as its members call themselves navigate this landscape, it invites the community to explore its utility and potential through Cigbot.life, alt accounts, bot accounts, and rabbit holes. It promises a back-and-forth through an interconnected ecosystem. CYBERBOTANICAL PARADISE Cigawrettes state that they are an initial building block to bring about a cyberbotanical paradise that seems to symbolize a utopian intersection where technology and ecological mindfulness merge. This vision critiques prevailing environmental practices and offers an optimistic perspective on what might be accomplished through progress. It represents a hopeful future where art and technology are leveraged to forge a more balanced existence. In this context, Lofo’s observation that ‘Cigawrettes are carbon neutral’ adds a provocative dimension to the discourse. It invites us to scrutinize the environmental impact of our actions and the products we consume. The statement encourages a deeper understanding of the full lifecycle of products in our pursuit of sustainability. From my understanding, the notion of cigarettes being carbon neutral is a complex one, as it involves considering the entire process from production to disposal. The environmental footprint of cigarettes is indeed significant, and efforts to reduce their impact are crucial as we strive for a carbon-neutral future. AN EVOLVING DISCOURSE Cigawrettes are both fluid and vaporous. They invite tons of interpretations, and my current text is just a super tiny facet of what the project has to say. As a collective artwork and story, it evolves with each new expression, emphasizing the power of shared creativity and the impact of the network. Understand it as you wish/can… B.
💁♂️ The typical 4pm snack of a Tokyo-based OᑎᑕᕼᗩIᑎ ᔑᑌᗰᗰEᖇ builder. Show me yours.
The Making of El Ingeniero The Making of El Ingeniero, track #1 of GENESIS. I first wrote this song back in March of 2023, before revisiting it a year later this past March and re-doing the entire production as you can see here 🎸 I also polished the lyrics at this time before recording and taking everything to the engineer, as the message I wanted to give had changed over the course of a year. 💭 Stream GENESIS: https://genwav.xyz/GENESIS
Bold. This piece is a collaboration with talented artist Pinxx When I was digging my archives I found an untitled poem that was written around 30! years ago. Its message and vibe immediately made me recall Pinxx’s rebel art pieces so I sent her the poem. The rest is history! was minted and sold as 1/1 I don’t need permission to make my own decisions. I have right to be bold even if I don’t wear gold. If I dress like a vandal it doesn’t mean I can’t wear sandals. And if I really like Prodigy it doesn’t mean that I’m crazy. I don’t really care about what people say. They think I need roots & ties but I think otherwise. If I scream loud when I’m mad it doesn’t mean that I’m bad. And if I wanna become independent and rich it doesn’t mean that I’m a bitch!
STUCK ELEVATOR NFT Collab (with Calvin Fraser Williams) Darkness, silence, stuck elevator Touches, kisses and nice flavour. No more thoughts about the time Just romance and passion rolled in one. Bodies so close Hands move, no pause. A bit of bare skin, though it can’t be seen. Whispers, promises and sighs No worries, no regrets, no price. Darkness, silence, stuck elevator I won’t tell what happened later….
Weekly recap 6/7/24 Happy Friday friends been a hot minute since I've been on vacation this past few weeks. It's been a much needed reset from all the chaos of creating. My life as a creative is basically 0-100. I get a project, put my entire focus on it, then have to step back to reset. In my case, I take off on a trip to balance and to get more inspo. Without one, I can't do the other. This trip absolutley ruled. 10 out of 10 experience. Me and 8 friends headed out to West Sumatra to go surf for a few weeks. End to end took 37 hours from Ventura to Sumatra, then 13 hour boat ride to our first island to surf. No joke long experience. Longest travel opposite side of the world I've done to date. All worth it. Endless waves, cool pirate ship, and full crew brought in a perfect experience. Every day, the captain would take us to a new island with a different wave, surf our brains out, then at night he would motor over to the next spot while we were sleeping. It was such a crazy experience. Surf, eat, surf, paint, eat, sleep. It felt really good to be out in warm water, away from my computer, and enjoying the moments. Throughout the trip, I painted everyday to catalog these experiences. Without a doubt, this will be a new collection coming out down the line. I'll start working on that come July. Still lots to do but got so many awesome paintings done. Fueled and fired up from this trip! This week has been some some series jet lag. Last night was the first real sleep i've had. Leading up to that was more falling asleep at 4am and waking up early to get work done/catch up. I've felt more like a zombie pushing through this, but today feeling so much better. The price you pay for paradise! **Upcoming:** June 17th I fly to Brazil for RIO art residency. Sooooo excited for this. Organized by the one and only Madam Selkie <https://x.com/madam_selkie/status/1794011627823513623> I'll be switching gears, likely today to start to think more on the residency. There will be 18 other artists from around the world, a jam packed schedule, and a lot of fun creating. Can't wait to learn from everyone else and to share some of my knowledge as well. I plan on creating one piece, along with a bunch of sketches out there, along with trying some new techniques I've added into my quiver over the months. I really want to treat this week as an experimental phase of trying new techniques on top of my existing work. Maybe that's new brushstrokes, or that may be different style layers. Time will tell. I missed all of you and appreciate the patience while I've been mia from the computer. Such an exciting year with commissions, projects, and residencies. It's been a whirlwind of opportunities and so thankful. Have a wonderful Friday! \#alimo #surfing #painting
Your **PURPOSE** is found where your **PROFICIENCY** and **PASSION** meet 🎯 We want to empower creatives to find their $PURPOSE ~ [ ALPHA: Collectors of this post will receive a $PURPOSE airdrop ]
Borghesani Robot Bar 🤖 🍸 [ 1969 ]
Princess Mononoke Pixelated Free Mint
**Desert Sun Rising #28** by **M. J. Lindow** 🏜
Respect for this one dude
Gitcoin 🤝 SEI We’re excited to announce the first round of the Creator Fund on June 4th! 🎉 A $250k matching pool will be allocated through Grants Stack by the Sei community to support projects building in the Sei ecosystem 🫡 Find all the details in the announcement blog below 👇
I was offered a tour of the Israel/Gaza boarder along with some influencer frens (i am not included) This is Kfar Aza, the first location to be hit on Oct 7th and home to the famous image of the paragliders Interestingly, one of Kfar Aza’s members was responsible for bringing paragliders to the region and used to shower the children with candy from above Approximately 3000 people, many of whom were employees of the Kibbutz, conducted the raid at around 6:30am Both militants and civilians rushed in to partake on the action Kfar Aza was known for producing plastic coloring and avacadoes
proof of swag
Don’t tell no lies about me, and I won’t tell truths about you 🫵☺️
I ❤️🔥 @lens/jessyfries 🍟🔥
finished my submission for the claire silver ai contest. 🎉 the final piece is an ar experience (qr code below). i created & rigged a model using ai & then gave him a home in the metaverse. 🦜 main ai tools: sdxl, spline, anything world link to the project: https://flowcode.com/p/JVtI9uA9G full write-up: https://paragraph.xyz/@tinyrainboot/pocket-ainimal if you try it out, reply with a screenshot! i’d love to see clyde travel the world!
_GLIST3N 2024 open edition 1080x1920 555 $BONSAI 7d in the film world exists a level of pretentiousness that i have always wanted nothing to do with. an unspoken requirement to use certain cinema cameras for quality when it is only to stroke the ego of an executive who needs to see money being spent and couldn’t debate a camera nerd on specs to save their own life. a circle-jerking of 16mm or 35mm film users when 99% of consumers view from their phone and can’t tell the difference between standard definition or HD as it is, let alone film. as if most can even remember what they just watched before becoming distracted by what pops up next about kim k. i feel as if i’ve come full circle with image capturing devices thanks to certain post-production technologies we have at our disposal and there is an allure in using whatever you have in a certain moment instead of getting FOMO for not carrying an $ 80,000 device while traveling. i’ve released a few such instances here on lens the past few months and _GLIST3N is no different - living in the moment, something that looks visually appealing presenting itself, and making something of it with intention of a meaning. @lens/lens @lens/orb @lens/hey @lens/ornaart @lens/buttrfly @lens/pinsta @lens/phaver @lens/bonsai @lens/creators @lens/photographers #gramsdidit
By adopting the code of conduct last year, Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to head off Democratic efforts in Congress to impose an ethics code on the high court. But the code’s provisions are self-enforced, and many of the court’s critics argue the document doesn’t adequately address scandals that have plagued the high court for years.
Jumping into Decentraland is now super easy thanks to Sinful💜✨
**⏳ Only 1 day left! ⏳** Support @lens/hey on Gitcoin Grants Round 20! Every contribution fuels our open-source community and powers innovative growth at Hey. Let's make it count! Join the movement: <https://hey.xyz/gitcoin>
I'm addicted to Pinterest now lol 🙈, finding some best interiors!
Lens Network
What's your favorite **Met Gala** look? Mine is Troye Sivan.
Troyeeeee 😍 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU4ZQBlAJes>
To commemorate the milestone with @lens/lens, we collaborated with Nic Hamilton on this special artwork. Mint it for free on @lens/orb!
**LENSFREN #2 **(HEYFLOWER) 💚🌸✨ • Open edition for 7 days • 100 $BONSAI • 10% mirror referral reward Original hand-drawn animation art, minted directly to #lens Themed after @lens/hey - Adopt one today! 🌱✨
**LENSFREN #2 **(HEYFLOWER) 💚🌸✨ • Open edition for 7 days • 100 $BONSAI • 10% mirror referral reward Original hand-drawn animation art, minted directly to #lens Themed after @lens/hey - Adopt one today! 🌱✨
Woah **30k+** **Hey Zorbs** 🟠 got minted! Mint your's now on @lens/hey 😉 <https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xf2086c0eaa8b34b0eef73920d0b1b53f4146e2e4/1?referrer=0x03Ba34f6Ea1496fa316873CF8350A3f7eaD317EF>
## Bitcoin ETFs Bounce Back as Inflows Surge After a week-long slump, Bitcoin ETFs are back in the green. On Friday, a whopping $ 378 million poured into the ten BTC index funds, with the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust surprisingly receiving $ 63 million in net inflows. This comes after GBTC lost around 330,000 BTC worth over $ 17 billion since the SEC approval. Meanwhile, Bitcoin trades at $ 63,940, recovering 3.15% compared to the previous week. Other ETF issuers also saw positive figures, with Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund leading the daily gains with $ 103 million in net inflows.
**orb**@orb·Apr 19· new feature launch: revenue tracking 💰📈 in the last 6 weeks, creators on lens and orb made around 5.5m [$BONSAI](https://hey.xyz/search?q=%24BONSAI\&src=link_click\&type=pubs) from mints currently valued at $ 200k.
just processed about 2M $BONSAI (~$ 100k) on orb. in just 18 days since launching the slide-to-mint feature. big milestone bc it's the first time users could do onchain payment txs directly within the app. excited for what's coming next!
new slogan: just be you
$BONSAI is the main social token used in orb, and if you’ve ever been curious about it, join us at 10AM PST on Thurs 5/2 to talk directly to the @lens/bonsai team. we will be dropping nuggets of info and maybe some surprises 👀 tune in 👇🏻👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿 https://x.com/orb_club/status/1785871142470709713
hi everyone, we are live on twitter spaces w/ bonsai team! make sure to join, we are dropping some surprises ;) https://x.com/orb_club/status/1785871142470709713
calling all creators and artists 👩🏿🎨👩🏻🎨🧑🏽🎨 the orb team is excited to announce we have received a 10,000,000 $BONSAI grant from the @lens/bonsai_token404 team! 💰 this grant will be used to accelerate the app's growth by distributing to creatives, contributors, and even rewarding certain user actions 📲 more details to come 👀 join orb to follow along :)
Launching two new features for orb clubs:- 1. Member's Revenue: Now you can track how much each member makes within the club. 2. Treasury: A portion of members' earnings can be shared with the club's treasury. The club can use the funds to reward the most involved members or for any other club activities.
join us in Berlin 🤝
🔮hey everyone! welcome :) I'm one of the people helping you get comfortable using Orb so pls lmk if you have any problems or confusion by tagging me in this club 🛰️ I'll be dropping more info and an onboarding guide soon, so stay tuned ! ✨
Would you trade your soul for it though?
what is DUST? DUST is the exclusive in-app currency which you can use for purchases like minting! DUST is non-transferable at the moment and can only be used within orb! in other words, this is one way to follow apple's guidelines and still allow in app minting!
Yosemite, California USA
Touching Rocks
Where am I?
UFO in the corn maze.