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BE MORE CONCEPTUAL REGARDING NON- FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) AS ART Kensuke Ito, Endowed Chair for Blockchain Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ward, Tokyo, 7-3-1, Japan. E-mail: k-ito@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp See https://direct.mit.edu/leon/issue/56/3 for supplemental files associated with this issue. Submitted: 17 agosto 2022 Abstract t C A r t s b A This statement presents the author’s proposition—“Let’s be more con- ceptual!”—in response to the attempt to

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ar t i s t ’ s ar t i cLe Do It yourself, rain! Dabbling Drops, Splashes, and Waves: Experiments in Art and Science tu u lA nä r hInEn С т а т ь я х у д о ж н и к а сделай это сам, Дождь! Брызги, всплески и волны: эксперименты в искусстве и науке т у у л а Н

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A r t i s t s ’ A r t i c l e When do We Stop being human? Prefiguring Nonanthropocentric Thinking luCy hG S o l o m o n , CE S A R b A Io , An d CE S A R & loI S t C A R t S b A The art collective Cesar & Lois

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Ge n e rAl A r t i c l e Chromatophony A Potential Application of Living Images in the Pixel Era J u p p o yoKoK A w A, noBu hIr o m A Su dA An d KAz u hIr o J o T C A r T S B A Squids can rapidly change their body color using chromatophores that are

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A R T I S TS’ AR T Ic l e From structure to atoms From Compression/Tension Systems to a Molecular Tensegrity J . D avI D v a n ho r n An d D ay u W a n g t C a r t s b a The authors reconsider macroscopic structures, including tensegrity structures, as ensembles of compression and tension forces

Ancestral symbol Musically Organizing Unpredictable Interactions to Create the Sound of a Paleolithic Cave Sign e D SoN z A Mp r oNhA t C A r t S B A This article explains how visitors’ unpredictable movements are transformed into a consistent narrative musical form by using electronic devices with no central software to control them in the interactive installation, Ancestral Symbol. The installation

Composing with Multidimensional Timbre Representations L e A h R e i d T C A R T S B A The author discusses her work and approach to timbre-based composition. Emergent in her works are a common theme and exploration of “timbre spaces” and “timbre in space.” She discusses two pieces: Ostiatim, for string quartet, and Occupied Spaces, for two pianos and percussion. descriptive

SIGNATORY ROBOTS Emmanuel Mahé (research director), EnsAD, EnsadLab— SACRe/le Laboratoire (EA 7410) Paris université (PSL), France. E-mail: emmanuel.mahe@ensad.fr. See https://direct.mit.edu/leon/issue/54/3 for supplemental files associated with this issue. Submitted: 19 Dicembre 2018 Seing is the medieval French term for various ways of mark- ing, of signing with a symbol to authenticate deeds or certifi- cates: the ancestor of the term signature. From the Latin signum, Esso

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN TREE TIME: THE LISTENING WOOD Leah Lovett, Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, U.K. E-mail: l.lovett@ucl.ac.uk. Duncan Hay, Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, U.K. Andy Hudson-Smith, Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, U.K. Martin de Jode,