Fragments of an Infinite Field #814 (Autumn)

On-chain algorithm, NFT, and Ethereum blockchain, 2021
Private collection

This series of 1,024 unique artworks evokes snapshots of a fictional forest meadow changing throughout the year. “I was captivated by the concept that a field is a continuous spatial and temporal entity, yet we only experience fragments of it,” says artist Monica Rizzoli. “Even if you walk along the same forest path for years, the macro-landscape remains largely unchanged […] while the micro-landscape is constantly evolving—new each day, yet cyclic in nature.”

Rizzoli created a compositional system that generates an idealized plant species in a potentially infinite field of foliage. The compositions change according to the seasons, including the color palette and seasonal phenomena such as snow in winter, pollen in spring, and falling petals in autumn.

Rizzoli finds plant growth captivating both mathematically and visually. Her generative systems always start with her own observations of nature, such as a study of the passionflower in Fragments, then move beyond scientific description into something more subjective and impressionistic.