It made me think about why we collect art, why some works resonate so deeply with so many people. I believe it has to do with meanings they convey, associations, memories and thoughts they invoke, the way they communicate with us, the way we respond to them.

Marcelo Soria-Rodriguez composed *Contrapuntos* as a reflection of *“intertwining rhythms of every activity we carry on in our lives”*. It is an abstraction of our days filled with countless moments, light and dark, big and small, messy and ordered, silent and loud, related and disrupted, seemingly separate, yet evolving into a whole and beautiful fabric that we call our life. Taking inspiration from musical counterpoint there is an element of playfulness and joy about it.

*Contrapuntos* was minted during the first weeks of *fx(hash)* in November 2021, and soon became legendary among early collectors, largely generative artists, coders, and blockchain developers. They praised the variety across iterations, the uniqueness, and the cohesiveness of the collection. And yet it always felt to me that there is more to it. Something that goes beyond code, aesthetics, symbolism or time it came into being.&#x20;

What is the secret of your beauty? I'm asking *Contrapuntos*.&#x20;

Its response is always just a calming smile.&#x20;

Maybe there are no secrets to unveil, nothing to understand.

Maybe *Contrapuntos* is just reminding us of who we are, of the joy of life.

Maybe it is just as simple as that.

A little ode comes to my mind. I call it *Remembrance*.&#x20;

> *There is a light from within me, illuminating all I am. There is a light that forgives all. It’s full of laughter and of joy. And, when I dive into this light, all thinking stops, and being starts.*

I dedicate it to *Contrapuntos*.



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Some artworks are still mysteries to me, and Contrapuntos is one of them. It was this piece that made me fall in love with generative art. It was this work that gave me this sparking moment  when I came to understand not just intellectually, but at my very soul, how an artist's imagination, algorithms, and randomness play together in generative art to create beauty and meanings. And yet it turned out to be the most challenging piece to describe in writing. As I looked at it, thoughts and words vanished and a sense of joyful silence filled my mind. As much as I wanted to share it, I struggled to find the right words. 

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