Kevin Abosch
A8e051, 2024
Acrylic on 290g paper
Size: 14.8x21cm
Unique
Description:
“MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)” is a body of work by Kevin Abosch, where obfuscated cryptographic hashes manifest as layers of alphanumeric hexadecimals, painted in acrylic on paper. Abosch’s approach confronts the unseen mechanisms behind digital transactions and the invisible hand of algorithmic intervention in markets. MEV bots, short for Maximal Extractable Value bots, are automated agents designed to exploit blockchain transactions by manipulating transaction order and front-running trades, allowing the extraction of maximum profit at the expense of other participants.
By abstracting these cryptographic marks into a tangible medium, Abosch bridges the digital and physical realms, exposing the raw aesthetic of algorithmic predation and the complex power structures embedded within the blockchain ecosystem. The work invites contemplation on the opaque forces driving contemporary finance, highlighting both the beauty and brutality of a system that operates outside human visibility yet profoundly impacts reality.
Exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair, Miami, Kate Vass Galerie Booth A43, December 2024
A8e051, 2024
Acrylic on 290g paper
Size: 14.8x21cm
Unique
Description:
“MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)” is a body of work by Kevin Abosch, where obfuscated cryptographic hashes manifest as layers of alphanumeric hexadecimals, painted in acrylic on paper. Abosch’s approach confronts the unseen mechanisms behind digital transactions and the invisible hand of algorithmic intervention in markets. MEV bots, short for Maximal Extractable Value bots, are automated agents designed to exploit blockchain transactions by manipulating transaction order and front-running trades, allowing the extraction of maximum profit at the expense of other participants.
By abstracting these cryptographic marks into a tangible medium, Abosch bridges the digital and physical realms, exposing the raw aesthetic of algorithmic predation and the complex power structures embedded within the blockchain ecosystem. The work invites contemplation on the opaque forces driving contemporary finance, highlighting both the beauty and brutality of a system that operates outside human visibility yet profoundly impacts reality.
Exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair, Miami, Kate Vass Galerie Booth A43, December 2024
A8e051, 2024
Acrylic on 290g paper
Size: 14.8x21cm
Unique
Description:
“MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)” is a body of work by Kevin Abosch, where obfuscated cryptographic hashes manifest as layers of alphanumeric hexadecimals, painted in acrylic on paper. Abosch’s approach confronts the unseen mechanisms behind digital transactions and the invisible hand of algorithmic intervention in markets. MEV bots, short for Maximal Extractable Value bots, are automated agents designed to exploit blockchain transactions by manipulating transaction order and front-running trades, allowing the extraction of maximum profit at the expense of other participants.
By abstracting these cryptographic marks into a tangible medium, Abosch bridges the digital and physical realms, exposing the raw aesthetic of algorithmic predation and the complex power structures embedded within the blockchain ecosystem. The work invites contemplation on the opaque forces driving contemporary finance, highlighting both the beauty and brutality of a system that operates outside human visibility yet profoundly impacts reality.
Exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair, Miami, Kate Vass Galerie Booth A43, December 2024