Plotting Against Centralization - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

Mar 22nd, 2025

For the past few months, I’ve been creating a series of data-driven visualizations highlighting global blockchain adoption.

Plotting Against Centralization is my new series, which traces the rise of blockchain technologies across the globe. Set against hostile financial, regulatory, and political forces, these algorithmic visualizations turn precise data into quiet acts of defiance—data art hidden in plain sight.

PAC AN6Y Monochrome Variant - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

PAC AN6Y Monochrome Variant

Ink on vellum
Edition of 11
11 x 14 in. / 28 x 35,6 cm
2025

Visualization of active and reachable Bitcoin nodes based on (cloud volume, adjusted) by year from 2019 to 2024.

PAC AW8Y Grey Variant - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

PAC AW8Y Grey Variant

Ink on vellum
Edition of 5
11 x 14 in. / 28 x 35,6 cm
2025

Visualization of active crypto wallets as a percentage of the global population with smartphones (cloud density per rectangle, adjusted) by year from 2019 to 2024.

PAC CA6Y Turq. Variant - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

PAC CA6Y Turquoise Variant

Ink on vellum
Edition of 5
11 x 14 in. / 28 x 35,6 cm
2025

Visualization of the Crypto Art, Assets and NFT transaction volumes (cloud density per circle, adjusted) by year from 2019 to 2024.

PAC AN6Y Blue Variant - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

PAC AN6Y Blue Variant

Ink on vellum
Edition of 5
11 x 14 in. / 28 x 35,6 cm
2025

Visualization of active and reachable Bitcoin nodes (cloud density per hexagon, adjusted) by year from 2019 to 2024.

PAC FA8Y Blue Variant - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

PAC FA8Y Blue Variant

Ink on vellum
Unique Plot / Edition of 1
14 x 11 in. / 35,6 x 28 cm
2025

Visualization of first-time cryptocurrency acquisitions as of 2025 by year as a percentage (cloud density per triangle) from 2017 to 2024.

PAC EV5Y Blue Variant - Martin Lukas Ostachowski

PACEY5Y Blue Variant

Ink on vellum
Unique Plot / Edition of 1
11 x 14 in. / 35,6 x 28 cm
2025

Visualization of Ethereum Validators (cloud density per pentagon, adjusted) from 2021 to 2025.

About Martin Lukas Ostachowski - MLO.art Artist Researcher Writer

Martin Lukas Ostachowski

or short MLO. I am a multidisciplinary artist, researcher and writer based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), Quebec, Canada.

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