Cry Diversity is just that - a cry for greater diversity and equality in the genArt community. The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity beautifully states, “As a source of exchange, innovation and creativity, cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature.”  Who better to usher in an age of true appreciation for, and active promotion of cultural diversity than a community of artists and collectors.

Excerpts from the UNESCO declaration are embedded in the piece in the form of asemic writing, infusing the piece with the power of the message as it charms the eye.  The collector will also be able to select one of twenty affirmations to be embedded in the work.  Each minted edition will stand as a prayer flag waving permanently on the blockchain spreading its message of belief in a world where we are all valued and respected.  Cry Diversity will be free to collect, but it comes with a challenge.  The collector is expected to actively research the cryptoArt community to find an artist new to them that is a member of an underrepresented group (female, LBGTQIA2+, female identifying, non-binary, POC, global south, etc.).  They are then expected to actively promote that artist and their work for at least one week.  They are expected to personally raise their voice.  Cry Diversity is the second in a series of projects (see the companion piece fx(elevate)) designed to bring attention to individual artists as well as to the value of true commitment to diversity within our community.  It will not be the last.

It is time to make our cries heard and our actions felt!


Collection Mechanics:
In the initial week after launch, holders of any of my past fx(hash) projects may mint a free edition. Beginning in the 2nd week, the project will be open to the public for an additional week. Un-minted editions will be burned at the expiration of the 2nd week.

Minting Instructions:
1) Use the Randomized Params button to explore outputs.
2) When a design emerges that you want to mint, lock the Seed Input param.
3) Choose your Cry. Lock it.
4) Mint & enjoy.

Parameter Descriptions:
a) Seed Input: Each output is a unique result based on your wallet address and the seed value. If you have recorded the seed for a given output as you explore, you can simply type in the seed to retrieve it.
b) Cry: What do you want our community to symbolize? Respect, diversity, compassion? Choose your favorite characteristic. It will be baked into your output.

Project Details:
This work uses the spectral.js library for the development of color palettes.

Created by Wanda Oliver (wandaoliver.tez) in June, 2023, this work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

The minter shares secondary royalties with the creator and a beneficiary.

Dimensionless design responds to window size.

Interactions:
Press [D] in live mode to download. Press [S] in live mode to download a high resolution output suitable for printing.