Contribute

This site is a shared reference, not a portfolio. Anyone can add to it: a new piece for the gallery, an essay, a correction to the field guide, a better translation of an idea. Contributions go through GitHub so that the history of every change is public, and everything published here is dedicated to the public domain.

What we publish

• Artwork that embodies the aesthetic, in any medium: painting, 3D, photography, collage, generative or AI-assisted work. Each piece gets its own page in the gallery with provenance, setting and motifs.
• Writing about the aesthetic: essays, close readings of works, notes on architecture, interfaces, world-building or history. Longer pieces are published as standalone pages; shorter additions go into the field guide.
• Corrections and additions to the field guide and glossary. Small fixes are the most welcome kind of contribution.

What fits

The checklist is the test. In short: the environment is wild, lush or geologically dramatic; the built world is small relative to it; the technology looks mature, clean and quiet; the mood is serene rather than anxious; and the composition implies enclosure, a campus, a garden or a habitat. Neon megacities, industrial sprawl and gritty dystopia belong to neighbouring aesthetics, not here. The distinctions chapter explains the borders.

Provenance

Every piece states how it was made. The gallery currently consists of images generated by the maintainer with OpenAI image tools, and each is labelled that way. That label is not a judgement either way; it is information a viewer deserves. Submissions must state:

• Creator: the name or handle to credit.
• Method: hand-drawn or painted, 3D render, photograph or photo composite, AI-generated, AI-assisted, or mixed.
• Tools, if relevant: software, model or camera.

AI-generated and AI-assisted work is welcome when it is labelled, when you are entitled to dedicate the output to the public domain under the tool’s terms, and when it passes the checklist on its own merits. Human-made work in every medium is especially encouraged: the aesthetic needs more hands.

License

Everything on this site is released under CC0 1.0. By submitting, you dedicate your contribution to the public domain, waiving copyright to the extent the law allows. Do not submit work that includes copyrighted characters, logos, trademarks or other people’s images, and do not submit work you do not have the right to dedicate.

Submitting artwork

Image requirements:

• JPEG or PNG, at least 1600 pixels on the long edge, no watermark.
• A 3:2 aspect ratio displays best; other ratios are accepted.
• Under 3 MB. The site generates all display sizes at build time.

The simplest route is the artwork submission form on GitHub. If you prefer a pull request, add a folder under content/gallery/ with the image and an index.md like this:

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title = "Lagoon Enclave"
description = "One sentence that stands on its own."
date = 2026-10-25

[taxonomies]
settings = ["coastal"]
motifs = ["dome", "lagoon"]

[extra]
image = "lagoon-enclave.jpg"
creator = "your name"
method = "Hand-painted"
tool = "Procreate"
added = "October 2026"
+++

Two or three sentences reading the image: what the setting is,
how the enclave sits in it, which motifs carry the aesthetic.

Settings in use: coastal, highland, interior, sky, exoplanet. Motifs in use are listed on the motifs index. New terms are fine when nothing existing fits.

Submitting writing

Use the article submission form, or open a pull request with a Markdown file. Writing should be in English, in your own words, and specific: a close reading of three works teaches more than a general celebration of the future. Quote sparingly and cite sources.

Review

A maintainer reads every submission, checks it against the checklist and the license terms, and may suggest edits before publishing. Declined submissions get a reason. Discussion happens in the open on the issue or pull request.