---
title: "Epochs"
section: art
description: "A generative onchain svg, powered by Highlight.xyz"
tags: ["svg", "generative", "blockchain", "onchain", "algorithms", "gpt", "patterns"]
created: 2024-03-07T12:58:00Z
updated: 2026-07-16T14:59:43Z
cid: bafkreihsfccpeobwofhhhq4aiqf6vu27ptvoimftcykbqgktnxhqh4rlp4
html: https://iammatthias.com/art/1709816319000-epochs
---

# Epochs

Excerpts from a generative series. The SVG produced different results as defined by the onchain `epoch`. There was a cyclical nature to the patterns: the deeper you progressed in each stack, the more erratic things became. The `epoch` algorithm was loosely derived from the average time it takes for a new block to appear on chain, 11 seconds, and a modulo of that.


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