what's the Cacophony?

The Cacophony is a free claim NFT edition by digital artist Baku, released on the Manifold platform as part of the Shedding triptych. This networked edition accompanies The Silence (limited edition of 10) and The Murmur (open edition), enabling broad participation while rewarding dedicated collectors with the full set for under 0.1 ETH. It exemplifies creator-led, on-chain art drops emphasizing accessibility and community engagement. Baku's artwork explores profound themes from the Void series, questioning the duality of sinking or rising amid tensions of dissolution and formation, erasure and emergence. Deliberately hand-crafted with over 200 hours per painting, it resides in the in-between space of shifting abstraction, offering comfort in discomfort. In an AI-dominated era, the proof of intense, manual process resonates deeply.

The Cacophony is available as a free claim on Manifold platform.