# Jenim by Orr Kislev & Alona Rodeh

## The work and its context

Jenim is project 410 on the Art Blocks V2 core contract 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069, published under the canonical slug jenim-by-orr-kislev-and-alona-rodeh and credited to Orr Kislev & Alona Rodeh. The indexed project record reports a completed edition of 135 of 135 invocations, runtime p5@1.0.0, and the official description: Initially worn by miners and cowboys, roughly half of the world’s population wears denim on a given day, and the range of styles is, literally, endless. A new pair of jeans might be acid bleached, sandblasted, stonewashed, or tie-dyed; it can have hand-sanded rips and tears, followed by visible mendings, patches, intentional paint stains, and more. In an epic attempt to crack the genetic code of denim, Jenim playfully but carefully observes and translates the warp and weft of denim into generative code, weaving unique iterations of irregular, distorted, or hyper-realistic textile crops.  Ironically, imitating aging, a pair of jeans produced today generates more pollution and labor than most average garments. In response, Jenim’s minted iterations go beyond wearables and into infinity. Each year that passes, the color might fade slightly; the rips might expand. Who knows what these artworks will look like ten or even fifty years from now? [^S01][^S02]

Those figures are current index observations retrieved on 2026-09-19, not a reconstruction of the original public sale announcement. Atlas position is a catalogue ordinal and is not the on-chain project ID. The live collection page and the Hasura projects_metadata row agree on title, slug, contract, and project ID after a filtered query that used the exact slug. [^S01][^S02]

Contract 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069. Aspect ratio indexed as 0.7124. Website none indexed.

This essay treats the stored artist program, four independently identified outputs, and a freshly checked AB5D holding (or an explicit collection gap) as primary evidence. Metadata traits are cited only when they were returned for the same V2 contract token IDs that were visually inspected. They do not replace looking at the pictures. [^S04][^S09]

## Conception and development

The official project description is the development account used here. Interview or dossier sentences that name a different slug are not treated as statements about this series. Initially worn by miners and cowboys, roughly half of the world’s population wears denim on a given day, and the range of styles is, literally, endless. A new pair of jeans might be acid bleached, sandblasted, stonewashed, or tie-dyed; it can have hand-sanded rips and tears, followed by visible mendings, patches, intentional paint stains, and more. In an epic attempt to crack the genetic code of d

The development account used here is the specific source named in the citations, not a paraphrase of an artist-dossier page. Where that account is an official project description written in the artist's voice, that limit is stated rather than upgraded into an unpublished studio diary. Where an interview exists, the sentences that actually name Jenim are the ones relied on. [^S07][^S01]

Secondary pages that only repeat the marketplace listing are not treated as independent conception sources. [^S02][^S07]

## How the work was constructed

The complete artist program for slug jenim-by-orr-kislev-and-alona-rodeh was retrieved from projects_metadata.script filtered by that exact slug. The UTF-8 payload is 33113 bytes with SHA-256 410cc7ac342b68f3254c1163a9df19ce78dffc41c327c2e7c1bba18ab922ef92. Runtime on the project record is p5@1.0.0. The script was read in full; it was not executed in this research session. [^S03]

The stored generator is 33113 bytes, SHA-256 410cc7ac342b68f3254c1163a9df19ce78dffc41c327c2e7c1bba18ab922ef92, runtime p5@1.0.0. Detected source markers: setup, draw, noLoop, createCanvas, tokenData, hash, colorMode. Named functions include applyPatch3dEffect, applyPatchShadow, bleach_gradient, bleach_large, bleach_noise, burn, checkers, crossStitches, crvLength, curveCrawler. tokenData.hash is read in source. Output then follows the drawing path those functions implement. Token 0 observation: Inspected media-proxy PNG is 1710x2400px, mid-tone and strongly coloured (mean RGB 125,175,209). File size 10914687 bytes. Indexed features: Seams None; Tinting Indigo; Composition Distressed; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern None

Visual claims come from inspected media-proxy PNGs plus indexed token features.

Seed handling is visible in the retrieved program: tokenData.hash is read in source. Time and interaction behaviour in code is: Source contains noLoop. The inspected PNG is a finished still. Live motion was not stopwatched. A handler found in source is not the same thing as a control that was pressed in a live renderer during this session; tested controls are listed only when an actual key or pointer action was performed. [^S03][^S10]

External dependencies are those declared by script_type_and_version plus any library identifiers inside the file. Public visibility of the stored script does not grant a right to redistribute the raw artist source in this package, so the analysis cites functions and byte length rather than reprinting the program. [^S03][^S06]

## The mint

Indexed chronology for project 410 on 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069 is as follows. First token minted_at is 2023-01-25T15:56:11+00:00. activated_at is 2023-01-26T16:57:35+00:00. start_datetime is 2023-02-27T18:00:00+00:00. completed_at is 2024-03-16T17:37:35+00:00. Invocations stand at 135 of a maximum 135, with complete=true on the retrieved row. [^S02][^S04]

Calculated intervals from those timestamps: first mint to activation is 25.02 hours; activation to start_datetime is 32.04 days; start_datetime to completion is 382.98 days; first mint to completion is 416.07 days. These are differences of indexed clock fields, not a claim about when a web storefront button became visible to every collector. A first mint that precedes start_datetime is treated as an early or reserved mint unless a separate allocation record is produced. [^S02][^S04]

Indexed clocks: first 2023-01-25T15:56:11+00:00, activated 2023-01-26T16:57:35+00:00, start 2023-02-27T18:00:00+00:00, completed 2024-03-16T17:37:35+00:00. Early first-mint timestamps are not labelled reserved without a separate allocation record.

Historic per-token ETH prices for the original public sale were not recovered from a primary price table during this session and remain unresolved. Any floor price visible on a marketplace page in 2026 is a current listing observation, not the 2021 ask. [^S01][^S02]

## Copyright and licensing

The project record stores the artwork licence label 'CC BY-NC-ND 4.0'. That string includes an explicit 4.0 version and is treated as Creative Commons version 4.0. Code rights for the artist program are not separately labelled on the same field; they are treated as unknown rather than assumed identical to the artwork deed. [^S02][^S06]

Artwork label copied exactly as 'CC BY-NC-ND 4.0'.

Third-party runtime p5@1.0.0 is a separate rights object from both the artwork outputs and the artist source. p5.js, three.js, and ordinary browser JavaScript each keep their own licence texts. This package does not redistribute those libraries. [^S03][^S06]

Original essay prose in this package is dedicated CC0-1.0 by the research operator. That dedication does not change the artwork, code, or dependency licences.

## Close reading of examples

Jenim #0 is token 410000000 on 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069, minted 2023-01-25T15:56:11+00:00. The canonical token page returned HTTP 200. The inspected media-proxy PNG is a static frame. Inspected media-proxy PNG is 1710x2400px, mid-tone and strongly coloured (mean RGB 125,175,209). File size 10914687 bytes. Indexed features: Seams None; Tinting Indigo; Composition Distressed; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern None Indexed features returned for this V2 token: Seams None; Tinting Indigo; Composition Distressed; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern None.  [^S04][^S05][^S09]

Jenim #1 is token 410000001 on 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069, minted 2023-01-25T16:13:59+00:00. The canonical token page returned HTTP 200. The inspected media-proxy PNG is a static frame. Inspected media-proxy PNG is 1710x2400px, mid-tone and strongly coloured (mean RGB 106,118,185). File size 11586416 bytes. Indexed features: Seams White; Tinting Indigo; Composition Patchie; Dye Pattern Painters Pants; Second Dye Pattern None Indexed features returned for this V2 token: Seams White; Tinting Indigo; Composition Patchie; Dye Pattern Painters Pants; Second Dye Pattern None.  [^S04][^S05][^S09]

Jenim #10 is token 410000010 on 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069, minted 2023-02-27T18:27:35+00:00. The canonical token page returned HTTP 200. The inspected media-proxy PNG is a static frame. Inspected media-proxy PNG is 1710x2400px, mid-tone and strongly coloured (mean RGB 114,134,215). File size 11245455 bytes. Indexed features: Seams Black; Tinting Indigo; Composition Patchie; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern None Indexed features returned for this V2 token: Seams Black; Tinting Indigo; Composition Patchie; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern None.  [^S04][^S05][^S09]

Jenim #20 is token 410000020 on 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069, minted 2023-02-27T18:28:59+00:00. The canonical token page returned HTTP 200. The inspected media-proxy PNG is a static frame. Inspected media-proxy PNG is 1710x2400px, mid-tone and muted or near-neutral (mean RGB 105,105,104). File size 9783078 bytes. Indexed features: Seams White; Tinting Charcoal; Composition Layered; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern Plain Indexed features returned for this V2 token: Seams White; Tinting Charcoal; Composition Layered; Dye Pattern Plain; Second Dye Pattern Plain.  [^S04][^S05][^S09]

The AB5D header candidate is token 410000090 (edition 90), currently indexed to 0xdd19308a9731cdecb67e0d80ca6823394208c045, which is one of the three linked addresses returned for username ab5d on 2026-09-19. That ownership match is a present-tense index observation, not proof of continuous custody since mint. Inspected media-proxy PNG is 1710x2400px, mid-tone and muted or near-neutral (mean RGB 169,140,120). File size 10993230 bytes. Indexed features: Seams White; Tinting Colored; Composition Layered; Dye Pattern Jailhouse Strips; Second Dye Pattern Jailhouse Strips [^S08][^S04][^S09]

Motion, interaction, and audio: Source contains noLoop. The inspected PNG is a finished still. Live motion was not stopwatched. The static PNGs document halt or preview states. They are not by themselves proof that a live loop is still running, nor proof that a work is silent. No soundtrack was heard from these pages during this session. [^S09][^S10][^S03]

## Significance and limitations

Jenim is project 410 by Orr Kislev & Alona Rodeh on 0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069. The close readings above are the evidence for what the stored program outputs.

Unresolved research questions that remain after this pass: (1) What was the exact public-sale unit price in ETH at start_datetime, supported by a contemporaneous primary source rather than a later floor? (2) For tokens whose live renderer was not stopwatch-timed, what is the measured wall-clock period of one full cycle or one completed progressive draw? (3) What contemporaneous primary source records the original public unit price in ETH? (4) Incomplete Control aside, do any of the three current AB5D wallets later acquire or dispose of the header token used above after 2026-09-19? [^S02][^S08][^S10]

This package is a draft for human review. Structural validation tests file shape, not the truth of seeing or of licence interpretation.

[^S01]: Art Blocks. [Jenim by Orr Kislev & Alona Rodeh collection page](https://www.artblocks.io/collection/jenim-by-orr-kislev-and-alona-rodeh). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S02]: Art Blocks Hasura index. [projects_metadata record for jenim-by-orr-kislev-and-alona-rodeh](https://artblocks-mainnet.hasura.app/v1/graphql). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S03]: Orr Kislev & Alona Rodeh. [Jenim on-chain artist program](https://artblocks-mainnet.hasura.app/v1/graphql). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S04]: Art Blocks Hasura index. [tokens_metadata for sampled Jenim token IDs](https://artblocks-mainnet.hasura.app/v1/graphql). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S05]: Art Blocks. [Canonical token pages for sampled Jenim outputs](https://www.artblocks.io/token/1/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/410000000). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S06]: Creative Commons. [Reported artwork licence label CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S07]: Orr Kislev & Alona Rodeh. [Jenim official description](https://www.artblocks.io/collection/jenim-by-orr-kislev-and-alona-rodeh). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S08]: Art Blocks. [AB5D linked wallet set and profile index](https://www.artblocks.io/profile/ab5d). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S09]: Art Blocks media proxy. [Static PNG renders of sampled Jenim tokens](https://media-proxy.artblocks.io/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/410000000.png). Accessed 2026-09-19.
[^S10]: Art Blocks. [Live generator renderer for Jenim](https://generator.artblocks.io/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/410000000). Accessed 2026-09-19.