Demo. Halfmoon Editions is fictional and this art was generated by code. What is this?

Halfmoon Editions Print studio
Moonrise, Second State: demo art generated by code
Demo art, generated by code.
Opened without a tagThis is the public record, but nothing here shows that anyone is standing in front of the object. A plain tag or a saved link looks exactly like this.

Moonrise, Second State

Halfmoon Editions, 2024

Edition
14 of 40
Medium
Demo art: generated by code, presented as two-colour stencil print
Size
42 x 59.4 cm (notional)
Held by
Private collection

Two inks, slightly out of register on purpose. This record belongs to copy 14 alone.

History

Entries can only be added. Each one seals the one before it, and the label says who is vouching for it, because a claim and a tap are different things.

  1. Printed, edition of 40

    Numbered and signed in pencil.

    Artist's own statement Holder after this: Halfmoon Editions

    372a4b1ae0ba9457

  2. Tag sealed under the backing board

    Record opened and bound to this copy's chip.

    Artist's own statement Holder after this: Halfmoon Editions

    b0c7b61b4ec39245

  3. Sold at a fictional print fair

    The buyer tapped the tag at the table.

    Confirmed by a tag tap Holder after this: Private collection

    934f3069972e5709

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