A fictional, playful and engaging initiative created to preserve photographs of the Zinneke Parade 2024, rescued from the Brussels summer river floods, by smuggling them through Ethereum blockchain rollups.
An Ethereum-powered rescue mission, from Brussels to the ether.
This is an artistic project that facilitates bridging a series of photographs in the form of NFTs by distributing them to various user-owned accounts on a variety of Ethereum rollups.
It begins with a fictional story that seeks to preserve the last remaining visual memories of joyful events that occurred during the 2024 Zinneke Parade.
In order to preserve Zinneke's souvenirs without loss of value, visitors to Brussels are invited to send them to their friends around the world, similar to postcards.
In the early 16th century, Brussels was invaded by rats because of the Senne River, which flowed through the city and served as an open sewer. To combat this rat invasion, the people of Brussels began adopting dogs.
These dogs, left free, began to mix and reproduce wildly, which very quickly gave rise to an enormous number of mongrel dogs. To get rid of these breedless dogs, which in turn became invasive, the inhabitants drowned them in the Senne.
The Zinneke were therefore originally these small mongrel dogs, without breed, intended to be thrown into the Senne. By extension, we call Zinneke any animal or even person of mixed origins.
Once again in our lifetimes, the covered river bed of the Senne was flooded as heavy rains poured down on the capital of Europe. This time, the unexpected weather change coincided with a week of Ethereum-themed events in Brussels. Then a Brussels-based Zinneke rushed to the ETHGlobal 2024 hackathon to build an out-of-this-world decentralized application.
This App is part of his call-to-action to smuggle photographic souvenirs, recently recovered from the summer floodwaters of the first Ethereum-themed week in Brussels, just a month after the biennial and citywide Zinneke Parade.
- Senne (European River): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senne_(river)
- Zinneke (French definition): fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/zinneke
- Zinneke Parade 2024: brussels.be/zinneke-parade + zinneke.org + en.wikipedia.org
- Souvenirs: Public Photo Album + unreleased photographs of Kunstenfestivaldesarts Closing Night • Zinneke Parade After-Party (captured by daqhris.eth)
The rescue mission is being carried out voluntarily in cyberspace over the terrain of the Ethereum blockchain.
Launched from a terrestrial location on the territory of the Kingdom of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union.
The mission's management structure is strictly horizontal. If we try to imagine a visual map of leadership positions, it would be different from a pyramidal organizational chart. All crucial operations are decentralized by default.
Join this rescue mission if you want to volunteer as a humanitarian developer and hack together on Ethereum -> ZinnekeRescueMission/CONTRIBUTING.md
Because this humanitarian initiative is powered by the Ethereum blockchain, all packages flow within the network at the rhythm of computer nodes and validators.
Any volunteer may choose to sponsor the gas expenses of random individuals who run out of gas while on this rescue mission.
RESCUE MISSION LOGO
OpenMoji -> openmoji.org/library
ETHEREUM DEVELOPMENT STACK
Scaffold-ETH-2 -> github.com/scaffold-eth/scaffold-eth-2
PHOTO SHARING PROTOCOL
Chainlink CCIP -> github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-local
DELIVERY TRACKING PROTOCOL
Blockscout -> github.com/blockscout/blockscout
BLOCKCHAIN USER NAMES PROTOCOL
ENS Domains -> github.com/ensdomains/ens
WEB DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
NextJS -> github.com/vercel/next.js
APP USER INTERFACE
daisyUI -> github.com/saadeghi/daisyui
JAVASCRIPT NODE PACKAGE MANAGER
Yarn -> github.com/yarnpkg/berry
JAVASCRIPT NODE PACKAGE LIBRARY
npm -> github.com/npm/cli
JAVASCRIPT RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT
Node.js -> github.com/nodejs/node
APP WEB DEPLOYMENT
Vercel -> vercel.com
dAPP & SMART CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
Hardhat -> github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat
- Code Editor: Visual Studio Code + GitHub.dev
- Video Demo Recording: OBS Studio
- Code License: EUPL-1.2
- Camera: Canon EOS 1200D
- Lenses: EF-S 18-55mm (Ø58mm) & EF 28-80mm (Ø85mm)
- Artwork License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- App CodeBase ~ pre-built by scaffoldeth.io
- Propulsion Engine ~ powered by the ETH blockchain and operated on ETH rollups, like OP Superchain
- Mission Launchpad ~ a once-in-a-lifetime 36-hour caffeinated hackathon: ETHGlobal Brussels 2024
- Terrestrial Launch Site ~ The EGG, Brussels, Belgium (Europe)
- Unresident Coordinator ~ daqhris.eth
postcard /pōst′kärd″/ (noun)
- A printed card with space on one side for an address and a postage stamp, used for sending a short message through the mail.
- A rectangular piece of thick paper intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard, one side carries a photograph.
- A thin cardboard for sending messages by post without an envelope.
> Personal touch: Handwritten messages and signatures make postcards a more intimate form of communication.
> Souvenir: Serving as a memento of a trip or event, allowing people to share their experiences with others.
> Art and Design: Featuring stunning artwork, photography, or design, making them a form of mini-art.
> Culture and History: Playing an key role in international communication and cultural exchange with iconic images of landmarks or historical events.
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Travel and Tourism: Postcards are a staple of travel, allowing visitors to share their experiences and memories with friends and family.
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Greetings and Celebrations: Postcards are used to send birthday wishes, holiday greetings, and other celebratory messages.
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Artistic Expression: Postcards have become a medium for artists, photographers, and designers to showcase their work.
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Collecting: Postcard collecting is a popular hobby, with enthusiasts seeking rare and unique cards.
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Education: Postcards can be used as a teaching tool, helping students learn about geography, history, and culture.
July 14, 2024
9:00 am • UTC+2
This is an Ethereum-based application conceived, built and submitted at an in-preson ETHGlobal hackathon in Brussels, Belgium (July 12-14, 2024).
🖤💛❤️ ethglobal.com/showcase/zinnekerescuemission-9fwjf
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What you are looking at is an early draft, an unfinished app submission, worthy of a participation certificate.
Come back later as a spectator, volunteer, tourist, judge, or even as an onchain-faring Zinneke.
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