# PRELUDES #29

Record ID: AB5D.2026.001.05

Record version: 1.1.0

Published: 2026-08-10

Research cutoff: 2026-08-10

Source commit: 8fc9554267b1e1dc82abc4f422151e3ebbc90723

Status: Accessioned

Artist: Trevor Paglen

Credit line: AB5D Collection. Custody consolidated in ab500dao.eth.

## Identity and custody

- 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 and preservation

- 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: https://art-blocks-x-pace-mainnet.s3.amazonaws.com/5000029.png
- Official media SHA-256: fc986f187c7687d2cf3b705333e739fbcd704c80490f0b15c2b61e418e295e2b
- Project script SHA-256: 66f812f4bb4d5a702c0975ef67cb2f345b62c74d2788e39c1b9266a322afce3f
- Retained-media status: Not yet retained by AB5D. Official bytes were observed and checksummed at the research cutoff.
- Known 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.