Genesis Edition: Seaport Subject

This limited edition was selected by the DAO to be Botto’s first editioned work. Originating from Botto's Genesis Period, BottoDAO created an alternative voting interface to select Seaport Subject the first 10/10 issue artwork. Seaport Subject personifies the original design of Botto’s art engine that included only VQGAN + CLIP, the outputs of which are much more abstract and distinctly machine generated. Botto had barely been trained by its collective, with the fragment surfacing in the third week of Botto's output. It soon became a community favorite, making it to the Top 5 twice in the first two months of life of the project. Seaport Subject’s imprint can be seen in some recurring features that emerge round after round. Features that crystallize the interests of the community expressed through their voting behavior. The artwork was showcased at Verse's "(Probably) All in the Mind" exhibition in April 2023.