DiscoverTezTalks Radio - Tezos Ecosystem Podcast108: How One Tezos Artist's Journey Through Tourette's, Synesthesia, and Childhood Trauma Created a Mission for On-Chain Permanence
108: How One Tezos Artist's Journey Through Tourette's, Synesthesia, and Childhood Trauma Created a Mission for On-Chain Permanence

108: How One Tezos Artist's Journey Through Tourette's, Synesthesia, and Childhood Trauma Created a Mission for On-Chain Permanence

Update: 2025-09-11
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James Lee, co-creator of Zero Unbound Art, shares his journey of blending art, music, advocacy, and technology on Tezos blockchain. Through his surreal hand-drawn animations and passion for fully on-chain formats, he's creating artwork that will outlive us all while championing accessibility and permanence in digital creation.

• Converting ADHD into a creative superpower by hyperfixating on learning new skills
• Building Zero Unbound Art platform to make fully on-chain NFTs accessible to everyone without coding knowledge
• Creating the largest fully on-chain animation on Tezos at 261 kilobytes through hand-drawn pixel art
• Living with Tourette's syndrome and discovering that creative activities help manage symptoms
• Experiencing synesthesia where sounds create visual patterns that influence his artwork
• Developing a 118-element periodic table animation project that combines science and art
• Supporting fellow artists by collecting, amplifying, and mentoring throughout the Tezos ecosystem
• Finding new creative inspiration through fatherhood and teaching his children artistic skills
• Leveraging his experience as a former college professor to make blockchain technology approachable

Join us in exploring how blockchain can preserve our creative legacy forever while removing gatekeepers and giving everyone a chance to participate.


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108: How One Tezos Artist's Journey Through Tourette's, Synesthesia, and Childhood Trauma Created a Mission for On-Chain Permanence

108: How One Tezos Artist's Journey Through Tourette's, Synesthesia, and Childhood Trauma Created a Mission for On-Chain Permanence

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