Anna Ridler

The Shell Record: Breathings of the Moon by Anna Ridler is a collection of NFTs based on the [aside] protocol. Each piece features an AI-generated shell derived from a photographic dataset collected along the Thames. The image remains hidden behind a black overlay and becomes visible—and sellable—only during low tide, for one hour, twice a day, over the next twelve years. This time-based protocol links liquidity to lunar and tidal rhythms, evoking historical shell currencies while countering speculative behavior.

Each NFT is accompanied by a handcrafted almanac listing all buy and sell windows for the next 12 years. Printed on 350g Edixion uncoated cover and 140g Edixion inner pages.

Smart contract is deployed at 0x43C662A35668641cB35f079fA5b35bD812693504