2023
Jenim is a generative code-based project (pjs5) that runs on the Ethereum blockchain. It is distributed on Artblocks, with an edition of 350 possible iterations created together with creative coder Orr Kislev.
To view Jenims minted iterations, click here.
Initially worn by miners and cowboys, roughly half of the world’s population wears denim on a given day, and the range of styles is endless. A new pair of jeans might be acid-bleached, sandblasted, stonewashed, or tie-dyed; it can have hand-sanded rips and tears, followed by visible mendings, patches, intentional paint stains, and more. In an epic attempt to crack the genetic code of denim, Jenim playfully but carefully observes and translates the warp and weft of denim into generative code, weaving unique iterations of irregular, distorted, or hyper-realistic textile crops.
Ironically, imitating aging, a pair of jeans produced today generates more pollution and labor than most average garments. In response, Jenim’s minted iterations go beyond wearables and into infinity. Each year that passes, the color might fade slightly; the rips might expand. Who knows what these artworks will look like ten or even fifty years from now?
