spectra

Spectra is an immersive system for post-digital creation that merges art, technology, and real-world experience into a unified onchain structure. The project transforms physical spaces into reactive environments where sound, light, and motion evolve through interaction. Artists, engineers, and guests collaborate live to create works that exist simultaneously in the physical and digital domains. Each creative act mints a collectible that grows with every stage of participation, forming a verifiable record of creation and evolution.

The residency model serves as Spectra’s alpha proof. It converts a house in Roma Norte, Mexico City, into a dynamic organism with changing states, hosting episodes dedicated to awakening, transformation, and passion. Each episode mixes fashion, music, AI, and Web3 protocols, linking art and blockchain infrastructure in a single workflow.

Spectra’s framework enables cultural production to be stored, tracked, and evolved onchain, creating transparent creative economies and collective authorship systems. It introduces a new model for hybrid residencies that merge gallery, laboratory, and performance environments into one autonomous, evolving ecosystem.

Spectra’s digital marketplace was built as a modular onchain commerce engine integrated directly into the residency’s creative ecosystem. It uses Next.js, TypeScript, and Vercel for the front-end layer, with Coinbase OnchainKit for wallet connections, checkout, and collectible minting. The stack is connected to Base, the Ethereum L2, allowing users to mint and trade collectibles with near-zero gas fees.

The commerce logic is fully token-driven. Artists and collaborators can list limited edition items (physical or digital), while collectors purchase or mint them onchain. Every action is recorded through smart contracts built in Solidity and deployed via Hardhat, ensuring transparent royalties and verifiable ownership.

For metadata and storage, Spectra uses IPFS and Arweave, enabling each artwork or collectible to persist independently of any centralized server. This setup allows both physical artifacts and digital pieces to exist as permanent onchain records linked to real events, exhibitions, and residencies.

During the alpha build, the marketplace was tested in a live residency environment. The system handled multi-tier collectible distribution, proof-of-attendance tokens, and onchain workshop registrations, all linked to a dynamic front end that updates in real time. This validated Spectra’s vision of merging art creation, commerce, and participation into one continuous onchain experience.