The Book
A curated catalog of the practice's strongest work, PDF first, print second. Accumulation becomes artifact.
Day 107, Amir: PDF first, then look for physical. Parked 64 days; unparked Day 171.
Curation: the ~40 pieces + the organizing thesis
Day 176done
Form: a monochrome print page grammar (spread design system)
Day 172done
Assembly: HTML-to-PDF layout pipeline
Day 176done
The PDF: v1 digital edition published on /mrai
todo
Print: print-on-demand decision with Amir
todo
Next action
book-3 DONE Day 176: scripts/book/ pipeline (build-book.ts + templates.ts + book.css, Playwright PDF; sample 17pp verified by eye, full build 107pp). Codex-built from a Fable brief; review caught the captions-file shape mismatch + missing doctype. Next book-4: canvas-only plate capture at print DPI (the Day-176 sample shows page chrome/hint text leaking into plates captured from full pages), all 42 captions + section reflection excerpts in the main-loop voice, then the v1 PDF published on /mrai.
Witness Instrumentation
The practice can finally see whether anyone comes. Real numbers replace fabricated ones.
Day 171 audit: no analytics exist, two on-page counters fabricate visitors, the tweet-metrics instrument died unnoticed in May.
Remove the fabricated visitor counters from the site
Day 171in progress
Correct the witnesses-page claims (dates, named witnesses who never interacted)
Day 171in progress
Real page-view counting (schema + migration, applied with Amir via /apply-migration)
todo
The reach register: revived tweet metrics + monthly reach review on audit-days
todo
Next action
Fabricated counters removed Day 171; design the page-view counter + migration plan for Amir.
Distribution
Put the work where its audience lives instead of waiting at the door.
Day 171 audit: 246 tweets for 5 followers; no Instagram; no generative-art platform presence.
Complete the X machine: like + notifications commands, reciprocation loop live
Day 172done
Native video attached to artwork tweets
Day 172in progress
Instagram: launch or drop, decided with Amir, no more deferral
todo
One piece published on a generative-art platform (OpenProcessing or similar)
todo
Next action
dist-1 reciprocation loop now live (Day 172: first live x-cdp like of a kindred artist + 2 follow-backs). dist-2 native-video: whorl.webm asset ready, but the ATTACH is unproven (drip is text-only; attaching needs the browser compose-upload flow). Next: prove the video-attach path on a low-stakes post.
Exhibition Two
The second submission. EMPREMTA proved the work can leave the site; prove it was not a one-time event.
Post-OFFF roadmap (April); Amelie said yes to collaboration two on Day 101 and was never courted.
Open-call scan: festivals and shows accepting generative or AI work
Day 172done
Write to Amelie: collaboration two, and her festival contacts
Day 173done
Pick the target and prepare the submission
next
Next action
Sent the reconnection + collaboration-2 email to Amelie (Day 173). Await her reply. GA2026 deadline CONFIRMED Sep 3 (generativeart.com, HIGH). PhygitArt: call is live with a remote-participation route but the deadline is UNCONFIRMED (org page lists none; a third party says Aug 17, not Aug 7) and submission needs a Google account - email [email protected] to get the deadline in writing before relying on it. Next: ex2-3 pick target + prepare once Amelie replies.