An experimental art project in Brazil has been granted permission to raise $197,000 to host a concert that transforms real-time Bitcoin price data into symphonic music.
A groundbreaking artistic initiative in Brazil has just received official approval to transform Bitcoin price fluctuations into a live symphony performance, marking a unique intersection between blockchain technology and classical music. The project has been granted permission by the Brazilian Federal Gazette to raise up to 1.09 million real (approximately $197,000) through the Rouanet Law, one of the South American nation's largest cultural promotion programs.
According to the announcement, the concert will take place in the capital city of Brasília and will feature a professional symphony orchestra. The unique aspect of the project lies in its use of an algorithm that tracks Bitcoin price fluctuations and related technical indicators in real time, then converts this data into musical notation to guide the melody, rhythm, and harmony for the orchestra.
This approach aims to create an “audible representation” of the Capital volatility of the cryptocurrency market, combining traditional musical instruments with data-driven compositional methods.
The project approval confirms that the initiative fully meets the criteria of the Rouanet Act and has passed the technical review process, allowing private donors to deduct their contributions from their tax obligations. The project is classified under the “Instrumental Music” category and must complete its fundraising process by December 31st.
The trend in algorithmic art derived from crypto assets.
The initiative in Brazil is not the first instance of exploiting cryptocurrency data for artistic purposes. In 2020, artist Matt Kane created the artwork “Right Place & Right Time” through the Async Art platform, where the image visually changes according to Bitcoin price fluctuations. The artwork is structured into multiple independent layers, each reacting to price movements and impacting factors such as proportion, rotation angle, and position.
Similarly, artist Refik Anadol has applied artificial intelligence and algorithms to transform large datasets into Vai visual works. In 2023, he launched the Non-Fungible Token collection “Winds of Yawanawá” in collaboration with indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, combining real-time environmental data with traditional art to create a chain of generative digital artworks.
These experiments demonstrate a growing trend of transforming blockchain data and crypto assets into raw materials for creative expression, opening up new avenues for the intersection of technology and contemporary art.
