San Francisco–based crypto creatvie Emily Xie, who uses AI to delve into the tradition of East Asian woodblock printing, bridges the gap between the digital and the physical world. Her generative series “Memories of Qilin” evokes the textures and patterns of the ancient art form while deconstructing its myths and symbolism through fragmented visuals that conjure up their own abstract, organic and even zoomorphic shapes.

“What’s quite incredible about Emily’s works is how handmade they look, as if each rendering had been drawn on paper,” says “Coded Elegance” curator Sarah Meyohas. “Also, she’s a girl, and female cryptoartists are underrepresented in this field.”