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In this special video episode, host Peter Bauman (Monk Antony, Le Random's editor in chief) speaks with artist Loucas Braconnier (lerandom.art/subjects/loucas-braconnier) (Figure31 (x.com/figure31)). They discuss DEL (del.figure31.com), a two-year project that began life as a terminal-based C application with a "Grim Reaper" persona before becoming a browser-native work. It consists of globular "bodies for the Ethereum network" rendered in real time as ASCII art.
They go over Braconnier's path into blockchain art and his attraction to work that evolves over time, the discipline of building for longevity, and a wider conversation about how AI and new tools shift the artist's focus from technical skill toward conceptual intent. In the second half, Braconnier gives a live demo of the work and a visual walk-through, showing how its entities express network data through behaviors like twirling, meditating, or trying to escape the viewport.
Monday's Editorial: Jakob Kudsk Steensen on Non-Human Pathways (lerandom.art/editorial/jakob-kudsk-steensen-on…)
Also in this episode: Rafaël Rozendaal (lerandom.art/subjects/rafael-rozendaal), Artforum (lerandom.art/subjects/artforum)
Read next: Rafaël Rozendaal on a Liquid Canvas (lerandom.art/editorial/rafael-rozendaal-on-a-l…)
Listen next: Ep. 45, AI Psychosis Summit—Macy Gettles, quasimatt and Kevin Esherick with Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/ai-psychosis-summit-macy…), Ep. 30, Parker Ito—Understanding the World through Images with Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/parker-ito-understanding…)
Chapters 📖
Introduction
What drew Figure31 to Ethereum?
Why does evolving art need a blockchain?
What is the inner space of a contract?
How does DEL depart from Travelers?
Can on-chain art be repaired later?
Why did DEL take two years?
What is a body for the Ethereum network?
What does the main collection show?
What lies behind the ASCII characters?
Is every viewing of DEL the original?
Why expose a machine's inner workings?
Should owners be able to retune it?
Why build a custom site for every work?
Does AI make technical skill irrelevant?
Closing Thoughts
