Introduction
Small coloured strokes construct stratified landforms. The artist describes the token hash as locating a composition within a multidimensional generative space, using longitude metaphorically rather than claiming geographic data.
View full image ↗Preview of Meridian from its Art Blocks collection page. The series release is dated 2021-09-28; the image was retrieved on 3 October 2026. A still does not reproduce dynamic or interactive execution.
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Source · Meridian ↗RESEARCH ACCOUNT
A hash as a coordinate in generative space
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-03
Work and historical context
Art Blocks dates Meridian to 2021-09-28, with an edition field of 1,000 works and attribution to Matt DesLauriers. This dates the release, not the beginning of every sketch or development process.
Section sources: Meridian by Matt DesLauriers
A hash as a coordinate in generative space
Small coloured strokes construct stratified landforms. The artist describes the token hash as locating a composition within a multidimensional generative space, using longitude metaphorically rather than claiming geographic data.
Section sources: Meridian by Matt DesLauriers
Viewing the work and its documentation
Begin with the connections between large shapes and the way colour and texture sustain continuity. Reading Meridian beside Subscapes offers a comparison of landscape-like forms without assuming identical algorithms.
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Art-historical significance and comparison
Editorial interpretation: Read with Subscapes, the series reveals different treatments of landscape through line and layered strokes; continuity of practice does not imply identical mechanisms.
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Continue with a comparative question
Read with Subscapes, the series reveals different treatments of landscape through line and layered strokes; continuity of practice does not imply identical mechanisms.
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Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 2021-09-28 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2021-09-28
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Meridian
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Meridian by Matt DesLauriers ↗
Meridian by Matt DesLauriers
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. Meridian: a hash as a coordinate in generative space. Art-history node #146. https://salondesrefuses.cn/en/art-history/259
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