zima is a collection of code poems. each one is paired with a visual talisman.

each token shows the browser's instructions as braille on the left. once the browser runs them, the poem's output appears on the right in plain text.

the poems use web mechanics as material: indexeddb, unicode, memory leaks. the browser's behavior is not hidden behind the poem. it is part of what the poem says.

the visual system is restrained on purpose: one poem, one talisman per token. the talisman gives the poem an object-like presence, and the braille/code layout keeps the execution visible.

reading a token means reading three things: the rendered output, the instructions that caused it, and the browser behavior the code asks for.

32 poems paired with 32 talismans, plus four special editions. zima was built in public and stored onchain, with higher quality fallbacks on arweave.