Each man in this project has his face hidden, yet his identity and even his personality remain clear.
Machines recognize us by the way we walk. In a crowd, wearing a hoodie, ski mask, and goggles, we are still traceable and identifiable.
Our minds were forged to recognize and interpret faces. It has been the primary construct for understanding identity. When we wanted to disappear, we hid our faces. All of that is gone.
The Anon Project presents meta-identity. To machines, we exist as intricate systems of data points beyond human comprehension. A digital aura surrounds each of us, a Kirlian field of pure information. We will never grasp its true depth or beauty. Anon forces us to consider identity outside traditional and intuitive markers and makes us dream of ourselves as information.
Patterns appear in these pieces, hinting at the structures that emerge from our interactions. Seeing society through a data-centric lens is impossibly abstract, but through this work, these fragments offer a glimpse.
This work is a simplistic, almost childlike take on the concept, but it forces reconsideration. Attempts to hide our identities, starting with the most basic method of concealing our faces, are obsolete. Under total data surveillance, we have become something beyond our faces.
We will never see it. The machines will.
– koan
The ANON Collection
The Anon Collection consists of 100 unique MP4 pieces, each with traits defined by size and the number of Anons shown. Rendered at 2160x2160 resolution with a 50 FPS frame rate.
The collection includes 5 major works, presented in 8K resolution at 50fps, in MP4 format.
This collection is minted on LightLink. Each piece is one edition.
Owning any piece unlocks access to future KOAN media projects.
The ANON Collection
The Anon Collection consists of 100 unique MP4 pieces, each with traits defined by size and the number of Anons shown. Rendered at 2160x2160 resolution with a 50 FPS frame rate.
The collection includes 5 major works, presented in 8K resolution at 50fps, in MP4 format.
This collection is minted on LightLink. Each piece is one edition.
Owning any piece unlocks access to future KOAN media projects.
Anon is a collection of 100 free mint pieces for collectors who participated in Koan’s previous projects: Layers by Vhils, Skeleton Kings, Synthia, and mints by Shintaro Kago and Anthony Lister.
Each wallet is entitled to 3 free mints. The mint opens on 2/14/2025, with the reveal on 2/17/2025 at 9 AM EST.
Two major 8K pieces will be available via auction to anyone, regardless of collector status.
Three major 8K pieces will be free mints for the first collectors to complete specific sets.
Anon is a collection of 100 free mint pieces for collectors who participated in Koan’s previous projects: Layers by Vhils, Skeleton Kings, Synthia, and mints by Shintaro Kago and Anthony Lister.
Each wallet is entitled to 3 free mints. The mint opens on 2/14/2025, with the reveal on 2/17/2025 at 9 AM EST.
Two major 8K pieces will be available via auction to anyone, regardless of collector status.
Three major 8K pieces will be free mints for the first collectors to complete specific sets.
The collection will mint on LightLink, with details on reveal and whitelist snapshot provided closer to launch.
The auction will begin at the same time as the mint.
Major Single Anon 8K will be airdropped to the first collectors who complete all sizes.
Major 3 Anons 8K will be airdropped to the first collectors who complete all Anon variants.
Major Camo Anon 8K will be airdropped to the first collectors who complete all camo Anon variants.
The collection will mint on LightLink, with details on reveal and whitelist snapshot provided closer to launch.
The auction will begin at the same time as the mint.
Major Single Anon 8K will be airdropped to the first collectors who complete all sizes.
Major 3 Anons 8K will be airdropped to the first collectors who complete all Anon variants.
Major Camo Anon 8K will be airdropped to the first collectors who complete all camo Anon variants.