A conceptual collection from Ira Greenberg’s Protobyte worldONE ORGANISM. ONE VERIFIED ORIGIN.
ProtoShopBY IRA GREENBERGLet’s talk

Collection 01 · Chordozoa luminosa

One life.
Many forms.

A genetically distinct organism, expressed through prints, objects and things to wear. Every expression traces back to the same verified origin.

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Born in a world of code.
Imagined for the world we live in.

THE LUMINOSA COLLECTIONSTUDY / 01
Chordozoa luminosa
Generation 74 · Portrait studyMeet the organism
Genome verifiedB10B49B0040844 genesGeneration 74One origin, carried through

The first expressions

A specimen. A collection.

Six ways to encounter the same small life.
A conceptual collection, taking shape in the studio.

6 studies

Print artworks are rendered from the archived genome. Garment, ceramic and resin images are AI-assisted concept visualisations. Physical editions have not yet been produced.

A rose-toned Chordozoa luminosa, its folded appendages surrounding a tapered central bodyINDIVIDUAL / B10B49B00408

The life behind the objects

It starts with
someone particular.

This is Chordozoa luminosa, born from two recorded parents in the preview world. Its 44-gene genome shapes a compact body with long, folded appendages.

We captured this individual’s record, verified its genome fingerprint and followed that origin across the collection.

33body segments
74generations deep
01shared origin
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The thread through the collection

A beautiful object.
A verifiable beginning.

The certificate connects an object to its source organism: the genome, the individual life, its parents and the archived moment.

Each proposed edition adds its own object number and artist signature to that shared record.

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Certificate design proof · Object and edition details assigned at issue.

Certificate of Authenticity design proof for Chordozoa luminosa, with genome and life identifiers and blank issue fields

From the artist’s studio

An artificial life.
A very human curiosity.

Ira Greenberg
Artist, author & creative coder

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What happens when a life grown from code leaves the screen?

ProtoShop explores that question through Ira Greenberg’s Protobytes. The organism’s body, genomic variation and development become the material for prints, objects and things we use every day.

This first collection follows one individual closely. A portrait becomes a poster. Its anatomy becomes a naturalist sheet. Its body suggests a sculpture. The connection remains visible in every expression.

Part of a wider practice

ProtoTanks brings artificial worlds into physical spaces as commissioned installations.

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A world to make together

Where could this
life go next?

A print, a garment, a new material. We’re exploring ways to carry one organism’s identity into objects with a life of their own.

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