Hello Transient Family,

February has been a productive month at Transient Labs, with several project launches and key partnership announcements. This issue highlights projects like PhotonTide's "The Cell," Roger Dickerman's "24 Hours of Art," and our ongoing partnership developments, including the partnership with the Arbitrum Foundation. We also include some updates on our latest tech advancements. Join us as we review the month's achievements and offer insights into what's next for Transient Labs.

🧪 The Lab’s Upcoming Releases

In February, we directed our efforts towards developing Stacks - a new feature that will provide customizable mint pages for creators. This feature is set to transform the way artists showcase and sell their work. Our team is also preparing for the introduction of the ERC7160 standard, which is expected to bring more innovation and versatility to the world of digital art creation via multi-metadata NFTs.

Stay tuned for the imminent launch of Stacks and the upcoming ERC7160 contract, which are designed to expand your creative possibilities! Additionally, we’ve been busy building the self-service T.R.A.C.E. (Tokenized Records for Artwork Certification and Evolution) platform, allowing anyone to utilize the technology to track physicals & valuable assets on the blockchain!
Learn more about T.R.A.C.E. here: https://x.com/TransientLabs/status/1752406348149727724?s=20

🚀 Projects and Collaborations launched in February

PhotonTide’s “The Cell”: 'CELLS' captures the essence of human connection and mirrors mitosis, inspired by the profound journey from cell to human, blending biology with our exploration of consciousness and dreams. The 1/1 Cell Piece sold at 2.569 ETH to @MysterioNFT and was integral to the CC0 #phocells challenge, which led to over 430 remixes. The 2nd part and final chapter is the edition of 50, built on the Collector's Choice smart contract. There are seven different artworks available for collectors to interact with. The edition mint on the Collector's Choice edition is live (43/52) here.

Roger Dickerman’s “24 Hours of Art”:  Roger Dickerman's "24 Hours of Art" transforms each day into a unique art piece, capturing the day's news, mood, and essence. This collection of 366 tokens sold out on February 1st. Each token evolves over time, narrating the story behind its date. Built on the ERC-7610 standard, this project allows collectors to engage with the unfolding narrative of art throughout 2024, marking each day with its own creative footprint.

Tjo’s “Compulsive Obsessions”  represents a significant shift towards a more interactive and immersive approach to art. Tjo’s intention with this collection is to open a dialogue about mental health, offering reflection and insight into the complexities of the human mind. The project uses the ERC-7160 contract to allow collectors to shift between all seven dairy entries and allows for dialogue between the collectors and Tjo. The collection is sold out. Learn more about the project & use of ERC7160 here.

Janie Fitzgerald’s “Glow” is her solo show at Colonna Contemporary featuring her mesmerizing, ai-infused flower studies. As part of the launch, artworks showcased in the exhibition will be accompanied by digital Certificates of Authenticity (CoA) powered by T.R.A.C.E., providing collectors and enthusiasts with unprecedented transparency and assurance. Read more about our partnership here. 

Arbitrum Foundation x Transient Labs Partnership was announced with our launch partners @floor, @rogerdickerman, and @DIGTALDReAMS. Transient Labs has received a grant from The Arbitrum Foundation to enhance Arbitrum's role in the Web3 art sector, highlighting its low gas costs and user accessibility. This collaboration has already seen success with the SoundWavesNFT collection distribution with WalletConnect, generating significant new artworks on Arbitrum. Upcoming partnerships include one with Floor for NFT distribution and a joint venture with Digital Dreams for an art walk in Kansas City, both aimed at expanding Arbitrum's art reach. Additionally, we’ve launched a campaign with Roger Dickerman to promote archival art minting on Arbitrum, capped off with a curated report of standout works, emphasizing the growth and diversity of the #ARTonARB community. Read more here. 

Remx x Rosca x Sabet: Introducing Relentless by @Sabet. Dropping March 5th at 12 pm ET on @remx_xyz in partnership with @roscastudio & Transient Labs. A collection of 150 3D digital collectibles will be available for  0.022 Ξ that unlock access to physical artwork painted by Sabet in collaboration with a robot. Claiming the digital collectible unlocks access to 2 special perks. The first perk is exclusive access to buy a 20" x 30" canvas painted by a robot, @RoscaStudio, for $500 each. The second perk is that one lucky holder can buy a 1/1 20" x 30" canvas painting for $5k; it is painted by a robot, hand-embellished & signed by @Sabet; this painting will be authenticated with a T.R.A.C.E. chip. Learn more here.

📰 Other News

• Sarah Meyohas trained a GAN on a dataset of 100,000 physical rose petals for Infinite Petals to generate endless, new, and unique petals. @SarahMeyohas's debuted 'Infinite Petals' and the 'Liquid Speculations' series at Art Dubai Digital with @MakersPlace. Minted via The Lab. Collect here.

• Modest released Shadows: A collection of 192 generative and AI-assisted 1/1 portraits, each a mirror to one’s soul, reflecting not how we appear but how we feel, how we live, and how we dream. Shadows are not merely absent of life; they are presences of something else, something that’s both there and not there - the way a voice can linger in a room or a memory can slip away. 

• We’re now on Warpcast. Follow us here! 

• @0xSplits invited our co-founder @mpeyfuss to talk about NFTs and Transient Labs. Read it here.

• We published Niro Perrone’s Creator Journey Spotlight to learn more about his first physical painting. 

• We’re all about storytelling in the NFT space! We posted a thread diving into Transient Lab's Story Inscriptions: on-chain narratives that ensure the stories accompanying your artwork are immortalized on the blockchain. Read it here. 

• We shared a detailed thread about T.R.A.C.E.(Tokenized Records for Artwork Certification and Evolution). Read it here.

• Tune into @SDwSniper’s latest episodes, featuring candid discussions with @dimithryv, Jeremy Fisher, and Kipz. Tune in for the full episodes here.

• We’ve published an informative thread on Collector’s Choice. Learn all about the contract here.

• Brutal announced the release of “Splintered” on Ninfa (minted in The Lab).

• Tex’s “Golden Littoral” has been sold to RedRum. Golden Littoral was part of our Co-Sign exhibition in 2023. 

• We published an artist spotlight on BigComic’s "Immutable Artifacts of Tokyo" collection. 

• We published an artist interview with Lucclop to learn more about his “Free-Form” collection.

• Kayvan & Jrdsctt sold “Play Crack the Sky” on MakersPlace. Minted via The Lab

• We highlighted “Chansu” by Robert LeBlanc, a dynamic NFT we created in collaboration with Robert in 2023.

• We highlighted “Play Pretend” by Mariana Makwaia, the first music album built on the Doppelganger contract. 

• We highlighted “Invisible Alchemy” by Botto. Invisible Alchemy is one of the first artworks minted on ERC-7160. Unlike traditional NFTs that link to a single metadata URI, ERC-7160 tokens can link to multiple metadata URIs. This allows each NFT to be a unique gallery, showcasing a diverse art collection under one token.

• Hardley Davidson released 'Shattered Ξmotions' on SuperRare, available for 7E. 

If you have questions or concerns, please get in touch with us on Twitter @transientlabs.

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Your team at Transient Labs

Stay tuned for more exciting updates and opportunities. The future of art and innovation starts here, with you.