There are an almost infinite number of ways to wrap a string around a set of pegs. On the surface it may seem like a simple concept but prepare to be surprised and delighted at the variety of combinations the algorithm can produce. Each output from 'Ringers' is derived from a unique transaction hash and generated in Javascript in the browser. Feature variations include peg count, sizing, layout, wrap orientation, and a few colorful flourishes for good measure.

Ringers

by Dmitri Cherniak

Ringers #879

Known affectionately as the “goose ringer,” is a single NFT from Dmitri Cherniak’s groundbreaking generative project that sold for just short of $6 million in August 2021. The buyer was Three Arrows Capital, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency investment firm.

Update: Sold at Sotheby's on June 16 for $5.4 million. The buyer was Museum 6529.

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