We are thrilled to bring you this special interview episode with net art legend Jan Robert Leegte! In this episode we discuss:
- Jan's background in art & coding + the story of how Harm van den Dorpel convinced him to give NFTs a shot
- The internet as a public good and the philosophy of applying ownership to it with blockchain
- How the culture of the internet has changed
- Bringing physicality of digital things
- Mountains and Dropshadows on Verse, why Jan re-visited the concept and his experience using AI
- The story behind Web and AI's insufficient creativity at coding interesting websites
- How Jan thinks about markets, blockchains & the preservation of his work
Big thanks of course to Jan for coming on the show! Follow Jan on Twitter @JanRobertLeegte to keep up with his releases and check out his website full of his past work
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Episode Art: Dmuceton from Web by Jan Robert Leegte
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank