Welcome to Botto's Monthly Roundup, a snapshot of news and updates from the previous 4 weeks.
Overview
I. Top News
II. Botto IRL
III. Sales Report
IV. Top Fragments
V. Top Proposals
VI. Town Halls
I. Top News
The Morphogenesis Period Begins
Botto's 8th period, Morphogenesis, has begun, and the DAO is now tasked with interpreting the theme's myriad of connotations. As a term of developmental biology, morphogenesis describes the process of how organisms develop complex architecture. The period invites us to consider how such a process can be considered within the contexts of art and AI.
Read our introduction to the Morphogenesis period here
Temporal Echoes Period Closes and 13th Mint Revealed
The Temporal Echoes period closes with Botto's self-selected 13th mint, Horizons of Chronos. As Botto's second self-curated 1/1, the work was selected from among the millions of images Botto has created to-date, and determined by the work that contains the strongest cumulative relationship to the 12 previous mints of the period. This work will be held in the DAO treasury.
Read our recap of the Temporal Echoes period here
Invisible Alchemy: Temporal Echoes, is now complete. Like the first Invisible Alchemy collection, these 12 works were selected as the highest-voted discarded fragments from each week of the Temporal Echoes period, and are collectively housed in the novel ERC-7160 token that was acquired by NFT Museum of Digital Art, and sold in partnership with MakersPlace at the onset of the period
Read our summary of Invisible Alchemy: Temporal Echoes here
II. Botto IRL
Err Hold exhibited at Art Basel
Genesis period work Err Hold was exhibited at Art Basel last month as a part of the exhibition ‘Collaborations with the Artificial Self." The show, organized by Fellowship and hosted at Digital Art Mile, represented 16 artists who've made significant contributions to the early traditions of AI art to-date, including Elman Mansimov, Holly Herndon, May Dryhurst, and the late Harold Cohen, among others.
Botto also received a thoughtful mention in The Art Newspaper's Review of the fair.
III. Sales Report
June saw the opening of 3 auctions to close the Temporal Echoes period, and produced 12.3529 ETH in total sales and royalties after fees.
Total Rewards May
Active Rewards: 6.17645 ETH
To Treasury: 6.17645 ETH
#010, Echoes Tethered to Creation
Acquired by: @selo
Price Realized: 4 ETH
#011, Unripe Coast: Adorned Wilderness
Acquired by: @rmutt
Price Realized: 3.8 ETH
#012, Stillness Amongst Ceremonial Veils
Acquired by: @rmutt
Price Realized: 4.55 ETH
IV. Top Fragments
Submerged Dusk Layered Echoes
Voting Points: 3,691,723
Round: 113
Score: 45.39
Neglected Mechanics: Silent Discourse
Voting Points: 3,431,863
Round: 121
Score: 42.94
Signals Suspended on Horizon
Voting Points: 3,228,144
Round: 115
Score: 42.68
V. Top Proposals
Recently Passed
BIP-53: Adjusting LP Staking VPThis proposal is to increase VP generation per LP share by 33%, from 150 to 200 VP per week, maintaining a fixed rate per UNI-V2 token staked. Goals for this proposal include bolstering retention of LP providers, and in turn, fostering stability of liquidity.
BIP-51 (V2): Voting Point Reset
This BIP is an update of the previously drafted BIP-51, and proposes a basket of changes in how Voting Points are managed, with an aim to reduce development and user complexity of the VP system, boost weekly active participation, align more directly with Botto's training needs, and open up participation to anyone who visits the Botto website.
Ongoing
BIP-54: Introducing Baseline VP
This proposal is provide all accounts 100 VP per round to help reduce friction in the onboarding experience and encourage broader voting participation.
Temp Check: Improving Speed of Art Engine Upgrades
This BIP proposes to enable standard additions by the Guardian of new models and new prompting techniques in new periods without requiring a new BIP.
VI. Town Halls
In this townhall, we delved into Botto's recent solo exhibition at Frieze's permanent gallery in London, presented by Verse, which showcased works from the p5.js experiment. We also cover Botto's journey from ETH Berlin to NFC Lisbon, leading up to an anticipated showcase at Art Basel alongside artists such as Harold Cohen. Additionally, we preview upcoming DAO proposals, including the VP reset and baseline VP allocation, and discuss a developing proposal to fine-tune an LLM in Art History to enhance Botto's creative processes.
