The project ‘off the map’ was born out of exploration into new tech. I’ve been an artist for as long as i can remember. I’ve specifically focused on photography since joining the crypto art scene in the middle of 2021. If you’ve known me throughout my whole journey, thank you & to the new ones welcome, it’s my pleasure.
We live in a truly remarkable times. A place where the physical world & tech are colliding at an unprecedented speed. AI has fascinated me for a while. So one day I started playing with Midjourney, but honestly nothing really spoke to me. I continued doing my research, watching youtube videos, bouncing creations off friends & family. 
In photography i had a plethora of photos from doing Hipcamp & Airbnb shoots.
As well, I had a lot of cool color, light, and bokeh concepts from the many dashboard shots i’ve taken over the years. The feeling of ‘ loneliness’ had always been a subject matter that drew me in, and kickstarted the creative juices flowing in my photography work.
The process with which ‘off the map’ was born in retrospect was simple & happenstance. I had narrowed down my text prompts to garner a narrow very specific set of outputs. I had then blended them with some of my photography. I used photoshop to cleaned them up.
I finally put them into Lightroom where i was able to color correct &  add texture. By the end (start!) of my creative AI journey on this project I had about 15 ‘off the map’ editing presets.

The point of this AI journey was very simple. I had seen a lot of controversy about whether the tech should be accepted or not. Some felt it was cheating. Others felt it could be used to better their own art process. I wanted to find out for myself what it was all about. After my own journey, I found that AI is indeed a tool. Yes some can simply share, mint, and sell outputs. Like anything when collecting art you have to do your own research on the artist and their process. I for one will always be a proponent of trying new things and man did I have fun!

What is the meaning behind ‘off the map’? I’m sure every one, at some point, wants to get away. This is a series of tiny homes/cabins set in a dreamworld on the solana blockchain. it was inspired by that feeling of loneliness I spoke of before. If you mint, it’ll be like booking your own blockchain getaway!

Thanks for reading this far. Here’s a little taste of what’s to come!