H2CO3

French crypto-artist exploring life, consciousness and civilizational mechanisms

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About

H2CO3 is the name under which I explore the quest for balance at the heart of chaos. Trained in biochemistry and then self-taught as an engineer-developer, I evolved between technical industries, medical and IT services. In parallel, I spent many years working in markets, in rotisseries, as well as in very varied environments: temporary construction work, logistics, moving, events, catering, delivery, beekeeping, retail — and many others.

This heterogeneous path, between intellectual and physical work, confronted me directly with the economic, social and human realities that structure our societies. My guiding thread: understanding how invisible transformations shape our world and influence our trajectories, both individual and collective.

Today specialized in Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, I combine science, art, technology and literature to reveal the subtle mechanisms that shape our perception of reality.

With my PsychozAI project, I am developing an innovative approach to cognitive and behavioral therapy support, guided by AI.

My artistic work is part of a broader reflection on the evolution of systems. Each work explores the underlying forces of reality, where balance emerges in the midst of permanent tensions.

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Recent Projects

PsychozAI
PsychozAI
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PsychozAI

A personality analysis application with conversational agent for cognitive and behavioral therapy.

Year 2025
Technologies AI / Web / Psychologie
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E.V.A.
E.V.A.
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E.V.A.

An anticipation book series

Year 2025
Genre Anticipation / AI
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Choices & Consequences
Choices & Consequences
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Choices & Consequences

A large-scale game where plates are sent to countries around the world.

Year 2021
Participants Global
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Featured Collections

Pareidolia Microscopia
Pareidolia Microscopia
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Pareidolia Microscopia

A series of microscope photographs of living organisms collected from nature. Through the phenomenon of pareidolia, this collection explores how the human brain projects meaning, shapes, and narratives onto the living. What we see is never entirely what is: perception here becomes a prism, revealing both the beauty of the world and the biases of our gaze.

Year 2022
Works 316
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Grimmstein
Grimmstein
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Grimmstein

Microscope photographs of stones carved by the lapidary's hand, from raw matter to precious stone. Grimmstein seeks the structural beauty of minerals, between crystalline complexity and geometric simplicity, where time, pressure, and human gesture meet.

Year 2023
Works 342
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Econoscopic
Econoscopic
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Econoscopic

A collection of microscope photographs of banknotes from different eras and countries. By observing currency very closely, Econoscopic questions its real function, its invisible mechanisms, and its central role in economic crises, wars, and civilizational collapses. Currency appears here as a tool of stability as much as imbalance, between inflation, deflation, and loss of collective trust.

Year 2025
Works 1596
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My latest exhibitions

From 01/25 to today Exposition Future
La mort du paysan

Installation about farmer suicide in France, exploring the socio-economic reasons surrounding this disaster

Les Vivres de l'Art, Bordeaux

From 08/03/2024 To 08/18/2024 Affiche exposition à Mably à Bordeaux durant l'été 2024
What's the price of freedom

Exhibition of four works that trace the path of ideas through the pen

Espace Mably, Bordeaux

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about H2CO3

H2CO3 is a French artist exploring the mechanics of large-scale causality — those that structure masses, shape trends, and influence individual trajectories. His work unfolds across three complementary mediums: physical installations visible in Bordeaux's urban space and in the garden of Les Vivres de l'Art; digital art collections distributed across Ethereum and Polygon blockchains (over 1,800 works created since 2021); technological projects questioning power, trust, and systems (PsychozAI, SmartPayTrust, Choices & Consequences). Each piece seeks to make visible the invisible chains of causality that shape societies and individuals.

H2CO3 is the chemical formula for carbonic acid, a molecule that regulates ocean acidification by absorbing CO₂. This pseudonym symbolizes global causality: a local action generates planetary effects. This logic is at the heart of my artistic practice: social, ecological, and economic crises are interconnected — and everyone suffers the consequences, directly or indirectly. Art here becomes a revealer of these invisible mechanisms.

My work explores civilizational dynamics across several fields. In contemporary art: Cycles & Civilisations analyzes the technological junction between the 20th and 21st centuries, showing how economic models demolished the myth of meritocracy. Other series — What's the Price of Freedom?, The Seven — interrogate respectively the consumption cycle and the seven deadly sins in the digital age. In technology: PsychozAI explores AI and the human psyche; SmartPayTrust rethinks trust via blockchain; Choices & Consequences creates a global-scale collaborative game. In digital art: my collections like Pareidolia Microscopia, Grimmstein, or Micromension live on Ethereum and Polygon. These projects differ in form, but are united by the same backbone: making visible the civilizational causality that structures our societies.

My approach starts from a simple principle: nothing happens by chance. Every visible crisis — ecological, social, economic — results from long chains of causality, often invisible to those who suffer them. My work consists of tracing these chains, revealing what lies behind appearances: economic structures, power dynamics, narratives that guide collective and individual behaviors. For me, art is a tool for analysis and revelation, not a decorative object. Through physical installations, digital art, and technological devices, I seek to materialize what would otherwise remain abstract: the systemic forces that shape our existences.

We are living through a civilizational transition: ecological collapse, technological shift (AI, blockchain), systemic economic crises. These phenomena are not isolated; they are the result of long causal chains — energy extractivism, financialization, centralization of power. Understanding these cycles (birth, expansion, decline, mutation) allows us to anticipate transformations and regain a margin for collective action. My work is not pessimistic: it is lucid. Revealing the mechanisms also means opening doors.

Currently, some of my installations — notably skeletons — are visible in the streets of Bordeaux and in the garden of Les Vivres de l'Art. My digital art collections are available online on Ethereum and Polygon via OpenSea. My books — 24h in the Life of an AI and The Heirs of Luminar — are available on Amazon. To follow upcoming installations and projects: visit the Exhibitions page. Networks: X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.