How to collect
art.
A slow, plain-language guide to collecting art on-chain — what a wallet is, what you are ever asked to sign, and the way BLOOM approaches provenance.
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What collecting art on-chain means
Collecting art on-chain is collecting art. The same instinct that makes someone stop in front of a painting — nostalgia, play, a small fear, plain curiosity — is what brings them here. The blockchain is only the paperwork: instead of a certificate in a drawer, the record of who made the work and who holds it lives on a public network that nobody can quietly edit. BLOOM is 669 works about being human, and the chain is simply where their provenance is kept.
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What a wallet actually is
A wallet is not an account and it is not a bank. It is a key that proves a piece of art belongs to you, and an address other people can send art to. You do not create it with BLOOM and you cannot lose it to BLOOM — it lives in your browser extension or your phone app, and only you hold the phrase that restores it.
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Signing, and what BLOOM will never ask for
When you connect here, BLOOM asks for exactly two things: permission to see your address, and a signature on a plain sentence of text. A signature is free, moves nothing, and cannot be used to spend or transfer anything — it only proves that the address is yours. BLOOM never requests a transaction, never requests a token approval, and never asks for your seed phrase. If any screen anywhere asks you for more than a signature, close it.
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How ownership is read
Nothing about your holdings is stored in a private list. When you connect, the site reads the chain for the address you proved and shows what it finds — your works in the Collection, your entry to the Atelier, your place in the Garden. Disconnect and that reading simply stops.
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Why provenance matters
Provenance is the traceable chain of ownership. On-chain provenance means every transfer of a piece is public and permanent — no gaps, no forgeries, no paperwork to lose. Before collecting, verify the contract address, the artist's wallet, and where the artwork's media is actually stored (on-chain, IPFS, or an artist-hosted server).
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Understanding editions
Originals are one of one. Numbered editions have a finite, disclosed supply. Open editions run for a time window and then close. Read the release page carefully: 'one of one', 'edition of 50' and 'open edition' each mean something different for scarcity, and therefore for value. Every BLOOM work is its own piece, released once, with the number stated plainly.
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Wallets, storage, and safety
A collecting wallet holds the pieces. A separate hot wallet handles day-to-day interactions. Keep the seed phrase offline. Never sign a transaction you do not understand. Use a hardware wallet for anything you would be sad to lose. Bookmark contract pages instead of following DM links.
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Care and long-term keeping
Digital pieces need care too. Back up metadata, keep local high-resolution copies, and note the display recommendations from the artist. For physical prints and editions, follow the framing and light guidance shipped with the piece — archival paper still fades in direct sun.
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How BLOOM fits into this
BLOOM is a collection of 669 works about nostalgia, play, fear and curiosity — each with a story, a trait, and a permanent place in the archive. Every piece released here is certified by the studio, shown on your collector page, and stays in the public archive even after it changes hands. The guide above is the general terrain; the collection page is the map.