AB5D.2026.001.05

PRELUDES #29

Trevor Paglen. AB5D Collection. Custody consolidated in ab500dao.eth.

Accessioned
Official reference still for PRELUDES #29
Accession number
AB5D.2026.001.05
Version
1.0.0
Publication date
2026-08-10
Research cutoff
2026-08-10
Source commit
8fc9554267b1e1dc82abc4f422151e3ebbc90723
Credit line
AB5D Collection. Custody consolidated in ab500dao.eth.
Contract
0xea698596b6009a622c3ed00dd5a8b5d1cae4fc36
Token ID
5000029
Token hash
0xab94678e21c5d2bbfab662feb75f341ae04ae6d7648a8033c1f90b127587bbb7
Custody address
0xdd19308a9731cdecb67e0d80ca6823394208c045
Acquisition
Internal consolidation transfer into the AB5D Safe on 11 September 2025. Consideration was not independently verified.
Acquisition transaction
0x694c54c2604ce28add14ec0daaa7174951fa5eb9538320cc8b86eef1c0c30c82
Rights status
Art Blocks metadata reports CC BY-NC 4.0.
Live-work status
Live audiovisual work requiring user gesture for audio.
Generator
Art Blocks generator; Tone.js 14.8.15; three project scripts; 32,352 source bytes reported.
Dependencies
No external asset dependency was identified in the official project record. Audio output depends on the Web Audio environment.
Interactive controls
The official source binds a mouse-down action. The precise sonic state change has not yet been independently characterized.
Tested runtime
Official source, Tone.js dependency, and gesture binding inspected. Independent browser, audio-device, and autoplay-policy testing is not yet complete.
Display instructions
Use a square live viewport with audio output enabled. Initiate with a user gesture and state clearly if the work is shown silently.
Official media
Official reference still
Official media checksum
fc986f187c7687d2cf3b705333e739fbcd704c80490f0b15c2b61e418e295e2b
Project script checksum
66f812f4bb4d5a702c0975ef67cb2f345b62c74d2788e39c1b9266a322afce3f
Retained-media status
Not yet retained by AB5D. Official bytes were observed and checksummed at the research cutoff.
Known preservation risks
Audio behavior depends on Tone.js 14.8.15, Web Audio support, autoplay policy, gesture handling, and functioning playback hardware.

Interpretation

Preserving the visual frame without its user-triggered sound would preserve only part of the work's observable system.