Journal
Notes from the archive.
Field notes, essays and case studies on phygital provenance and the artworks we register.
Field note
May 12, 2026
On bonding a chip without bruising the canvas
Notes from a week with Iris Vanhelm's studio in Oslo — and the small choreography of a non-destructive NFC install.
6 min read →
Essay
April 28, 2026
Provenance is a story we keep telling
Why the strongest record isn't the one on the wall label — it's the one that survives the gallery, the auction house and the estate sale.
9 min read →
Case study
April 09, 2026
Maison Verre's edition of three, mapped to three chips
How Noor Saleh's Fault Lines edition was uniquely hashed, photographed and verified for collectors in two continents.
7 min read →
Dispatch
March 22, 2026
Phygital is not a marketing word
A defence of the awkward portmanteau — and what it actually means when the artwork itself becomes the lookup key.
4 min read →
Interview
March 03, 2026
Yuki Tamura on archives, fragments and soft authorship
The artist behind Soft Archives on letters never sent, collaging memory and the role of certificates in private grief.
11 min read →
Technical
February 17, 2026
Why we anchor metadata hashes, not pixels
A short explainer on what actually goes on-chain when an Artovium work is anchored — and what stays in the archive.
5 min read →