“Talking Over” is a collaboration between Diego Pintos, generative artist, and Pierre Gervois, crypto poet.

The generative poem “Talking Over” explores the dynamics of power in public spaces.

As usual in Pierre Gervois’ work, the text is emotionless, purely descriptive, and does not contain any moral judgment. The precise description of the characters’ occupations reflects Pierre Gervois’ personal history, from family members, friends, and the artist’s past jobs. The topics suggested by the leading characters have not been written as poetry but as small-scale genre paintings’ textual descriptions.

Diego's work focuses on maximizing the impact of Pierre's poem through a 30-second animation. The animation gradually reveals both frame and text while a solid layer enhances legibility and gives the text more solidity. The gradual unveiling of the text helps the viewer assimilate the reading better while enjoying the evolving colored smoke drawing.

This token is part of the SESSIONS SERIES co-curated by the NFT Museum of Newberry, SC and Fort Gallery NFT.