Collection · Halloween
Halloween Art Prints, Numbered Limited-Edition Posters
Halloween with no pumpkin, no bat and no drawn skull. What runs here is physics: a trickle sliding down and hesitating, wax piling up at the foot of a candle, the fog of a rainy night on a window pane. Ten algorithms run in the studio for this collection, with twelve palettes cut for the season, from haemoglobin red to ectoplasm green. Every work goes out as a numbered, signed, limited edition.
- Limited numbered edition
- 300 DPI fine art print
- Ed25519-signed certificate
What is a generative Halloween poster?
Not a seasonal motif repeated forever. Every work comes out of an algorithm that simulates a phenomenon, and the image lands at the end of the computation. Take the cobweb: you place anchors, you stretch threads, gravity makes them sag, and a few of them snap along the way. Nobody draws the spider, it is nowhere in the picture. What is left is the geometry of the web, and that is plenty. Same logic for the rest: a drop sliding down a window, mist spreading along the ground, glass starring out from its point of impact.
How are these posters generated?
Every work starts from a seed. That seed fixes the parameters, the number of sources, the way things flow, the palette, and the same seed always produces exactly the same image, here and everywhere else. Nothing is painted by hand, nothing is retouched: the algorithm computes, the render lands. The seed and the parameters are frozen into a fingerprint, so the work cannot exist twice. That fingerprint is signed with a cryptographic key (Ed25519), and the certificate shipped with your print can be verified by anyone, without going through me.
Why a print, not just a wallpaper?
Because the detail in these images is tiny. The dew beads sitting on a thread of the web, the secondary cracks branching off a crack, the thinnest ramifications of a vein network: on a small screen half of it disappears. We print at 300 DPI on fine art paper, in several formats. Every print is numbered, and its signed certificate is sent by email. The edition is capped at 25, and once it sells out, it is gone for good.
The ten families in the collection
Seepage, a trickle that runs down, stalls, starts again. Vigil Wax, wax building up layer after layer. Cobweb, threads stretched between anchors, with tears in them. Cracked Glass, the star spreading from a point of impact. Rain on Glass, drops swelling then sliding down and leaving their trail. Low Mist, a sheet spreading along the ground. Ectoplasm, soft masses merging into each other. Oil Sheen, the colours of an oil puddle. Vein Network, a colonisation branching out. Broken Strands, filaments stretching until they let go. We publish one work a day, just one, and as Halloween gets closer these ten are the ones on rotation.
Frequently asked questions
What is a generative Halloween art print?
A paper print of an image computed by an algorithm: a trickle, a stretched web, mist, cracked glass. No figurative content, no pumpkin and no skeleton. Every poster is a unique work, numbered and signed, with parameters and a palette that exist only once.
Are the works in this collection really unique?
Yes. The seed, the parameters and the palette are frozen into a unique fingerprint, and the edition is capped at 25 prints. Once the last one is sold, the work does not go back into production.
What is the certificate of authenticity for?
It ships with your print, carrying the work's fingerprint and its cryptographic signature (Ed25519). Anyone can verify the certificate matches the artwork, without going through me.
What formats and print quality?
300 DPI on fine art paper, in several formats. Production is on demand, then the print ships straight to your door.
Can I give a print as a gift?
Yes. The copy is numbered. Its signed certificate of authenticity, which carries the number, is emailed to you as a PDF when the print is made, and you can print it out to slip in with the gift. The order is delivered to the address you enter at checkout, so it goes straight to the person who receives it.
What is the last day to order for delivery before Christmas?
Based on the lead times announced by our printer, you need to order at least 10 days before 24 December. This is an estimate and not a commitment: production is on demand and delivery depends on the carrier.