Greetings ✨

This page is part of my submission for the Arab Bank Emerging Artist prize.

World Upstream is a real-time simulation of infinite duration, which exists as a .exe software. Since this file format was not an option in the submission form, I'm adding a few resources here.

Video Documentation
On the right side you can watch a 3 minute long trailer of the project, as well as two screen recordings of the simulation: a short one (7 minutes) and a long one (3 hours and 19 minutes.)

The Software
You can download the simulation here. The software only runs on Windows and requires a dedicated, recent graphics card (NVIDIA RTX 3060 or equivalent,) a standard gaming setup.

Other Materials
You can find a PDF presentation of the work here.

A note on minting
While I've minted other works from this series as NFTs, I haven't done it for the core simulation. I'm excited to find a way for software like this to meaningfully exist as an NFT. Currently the work exists in the contemporary art market, as an edition of 3 + 2AP.

Thank you for your consideration,
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The 3h19 recording of the simulation is currently on view on common.garden, part of Down the Silicon Meadow, an exhibition curated by OFFICE IMPART and Blueshift Gallery.

Production Credits
Laenz, sound design
Olivia Yin, world design