A conceptual collection from Ira Greenberg’s Protobyte worldONE ORGANISM. ONE VERIFIED ORIGIN.
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The Luminosa Collection · Provenance

A verifiable
beginning.

The certificate is the thread that runs from one organism to every expression of its world.

A print, a garment and a sculpture can share an origin while carrying their own object and edition details. The proposed certificate makes that relationship legible.

View the certificate PDF

Design proof · Not issued or signed. Object, edition, collector and signature fields are completed for a real release.

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The genomeThe full fingerprint identifies the canonical gene values.

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The individual lifeA separate life ID records this organism’s birth and parents.

03

The captured momentThe archive preserves the source used for the collection.

04

The objectAt issue, an edition number, object serial and artist signature identify the particular work.

Verify the source record
Unsigned certificate design proof, identifying Chordozoa luminosa and its genome, life and capture fingerprints
QR code linking to the Chordozoa luminosa specimen page

An object leads back to a life

Follow the specimen.

A small printed link or QR code can connect a shirt label, a mug base or a certificate to this permanent specimen record.

Meet the source organism

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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