“DEAFBEEF Series 0: Synth Poems” is the genesis NFT collection by artist-engineer 0xDEAFBEEF, a Canadian creator whose work sits at the intersection of code, sound, and visual art. Over the past two decades, he has explored music, electrical engineering, computer animation, generative systems, and even blacksmithing, bringing a deeply experimental and cross-disciplinary perspective to onchain art. Synth Poems was minted in March 2021 and consists of short generative audiovisual pieces inspired by analog synthesizers. Each piece is generated at the time of minting from a random hash, which determines musical elements such as timbre, rhythm, and pitch, while minimalist visuals simulate an oscilloscope display—an intentional reference to early electronic graphics. What makes Synth Poems unique is that the self-contained C code that generates both sound and animation is stored entirely on the Ethereum blockchain, meaning the media can be reconstructed in perpetuity without reliance on external storage like IPFS. This approach reflects DEAFBEEF’s philosophy of working as close to the “bare metal” as possible, using a minimal toolset like a C compiler, text editor, and low-level programming to treat code as artistic material. The visual component intentionally echoes vector displays, grounding the work in the “electronic imaginary” and nodding to early generative computer graphics pioneers including Ben Lapovsky and Mary Ellen Bute. Synth Poems’ combination of procedural sound and visual generation yields surprising variation within a cohesive theme, with simple rules giving rise to distinct personalities across the collection. The inclusion of DEAFBEEF Series 0: Synth Poems in OpenSea’s Flagship Collection recognizes a foundational work of onchain generative art that not only pushes technical boundaries but reimagines what permanence, autonomy, and creative expression can mean in a programmable blockchain context.