SuperRare

1/ What if art forced you to choose between creation and destruction?

Public/Private by Ripcache explores permanence, surveillance, and the delicate balance between the physical and digital worlds. A thread on one of the most thought-provoking projects in Web3 art:👇🧵

Building the impossible with custom smart contracts and NFTs. The innovation platform for web3 is coming soon…

https://www.transientlabs.xyz/

3/ This isn’t just a transaction; it’s a decision:

🛠️ Preserve the physical? 
Or destroy the physical to unlock the digital?

Public/Private transforms collectors into active participants, forcing them to grapple with permanence, fleetingness, and the very nature of ownership.

4/ BTS, TLx helped bring this vision to life:

⚙️ Custom Smart Contract: Art stored as raw bytes on-chain, only coherent when reassembled. 3x performance gain with 0xsequence’s method.

🌐 Custom Website: Built to mirror Ripcache’s aesthetic.

🎥 IRL warehouse staging with laser light visuals streamed into the website.

5/ TLx is the collaborative studio division of Transient Labs.

We build custom solutions from scratch—including mint sites, auction experiences, and custom smart contracts—in collaboration with artists to bring their project ideas to life.

6/ The essence of Public/Private is a testament to what’s possible when art and technology converge. It challenges collectors to think deeply about their choices while exploring permanence, identity, and privacy themes.

To Ripcache & the collectors: thank you for being part of this journey. 🖤

9/ Public/Private is now part of the TLx Legacy, our new home for all past and future TLx projects. 

Revisit Public/Private here:

9/ Public/Private is now part of the TLx Legacy, our new home for all past and future TLx projects. 

Revisit Public/Private here: https://www.transient.xyz/tlx

2/ Public/Private consists of two identical artworks:

1. A physical screen print on a 2x2ft metal panel.

2. A fully on-chain digital piece on Ethereum.

But here’s the twist: to claim the digital art, you must scratch away the physical piece to reveal the private key.

Your dedication is inspiring—thank you for your persistence.