Recently, I’ve been reflecting on cloud surveillance, especially the role of data clouds. My practice often explores the ambiguity between clouds, data, and blockchain, and I find myself drawn to how relentless the collection and monetization of information has become, ranging from copying crypto wallets’ “investment” strategies to triangulating data points that expose real-world identities for taxation or more troubling uses … https://mlo.art/art-journal/cloud-surveillance/ ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #collage #generative #cloud #surveillance

Another sketch in white acrylic ink layered over leftover ink. I’ve filled pages with stamp marks that form surprising sky gradients, collected while stamping. It feels worth exploring this approach intentionally as backgrounds. ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ https://mlo.art/art-journal/from-my-sketchbook/ #art #sketchbook #sketch #geometric #abstract

Making of video of PAC AW8Y Grey Variant, a visualization of active crypto wallets as a percentage of the global population with smartphones (cloud density per rectangle, adjusted) by year from 2019 to 2024. You can watch the video here https://mlo.art/art-journal/making-of-video-pac-aw8y-grey/ or on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvux8Fo0Z9I ☁️💙☁️💙☁️💙☁️ #art #timelapse #penplotter #datavisualization