Midnight breeze is a project about a lonely road, one where you are the last awake at night. This silent world sits with abandoned buildings, cars left running on the roadside, strange spirits and creatures linger in the evening light. What is happening here is for you to decide, the mysteries of this world flow around you and the only constant, the sweet midnight summer breeze against your back…

A one-of-a-kind generative animation and narrative project by Dutchtide. It weaves together technology, animation, and worldbuilding, offering an immersive experience that reimagines collecting in the digital age. Connect with others who share your passion as you explore a mysterious world and discover what the soft midnight breeze whispers to you.

In December 2021, Midnight Breeze was born, inviting people to walk the lonely road and feel the midnight breeze. Minted at 0.069 ETH, the collection sold out in just 40 minutes, with 3,000 collectors beginning their journey. It became one of the first projects to push the boundaries of generative art, shifting focus from characters to landscapes and subtle storytelling.

In 2022, Dutchtide took it further, offering high-quality, hand-printed physical copies of each piece. Within the first month, almost 200 prints were sold, turning digital collectibles into tangible art. The collection has since traded nearly 5,000 ETH (over $12 million) and maintains a strong, active community. Plans are underway to bring Midnight Breeze to life with the upcoming "V2" release (name TBA).

Dutchtide, an artist from the Netherlands, specialises in digital painting, 3D, animation, and concept art. With a deep understanding of lighting, colour, and emotional subtleties, his work is heavily influenced by classic anime and vaporwave aesthetics. He often blends these styles exploring the intricate contrasts through the Japanese concept of "Ma" (間), meaning "space" or the "in-between state," to evoke a strong emotional response.

Since 2019, Dutchtide has led his indie studio, with "Midnight Breeze" standing as his magnum opus and longest-running project. Livestreaming the process daily in his Discord, he brought the community into the creative journey. Inspired by Japanese artists, his work explores themes of life, death, presence, and absence, gamifying these ideas to create a unique collectible experience for participants.

Those who wander the lonely road

May decide to Fragment their MidnightBreeze

What is fragmentation?

This new collection exists out off 3031 new fragments.

We use the word fragments to refer to the new tokens registered on the Ethereum

blockchain.

Fragments throughout the website are displayed as stars. The stars lead the way for those

who wander the lonely road.

When you fragment a MidnightBreeze the original token is send to the burn address.

And a new token is minted in the MidnightBreeze fragments collection.

The two collections are separate , to show the story and progress of this world. But are also

connected. MidnightBreeze in its entirety is 10000 collectibles. But MidnightBreeze as a

whole is one singular artwork. Existing out of 10000 fragments.

The correlation between the two collections can be seen as followed.

Imagine that your artwork is a storyboard. An implication of that what could be.

Your fragment would be the animated window into that original storyboard. Each unique and

different from the last.

The choice to fragment is an important one, as it is an irreversible process. However, it

allows you, unlike those who mint a fragment, to speculate and see what will happen if you

do commit. This can lead to benefits that cannot be gained through minting.

Vice versa however a similar case happens, those who mint may have pieces that cannot be

found in the original collection. That tell a different story, have different rarity attributes, and a

different aesthetic altogether.

The fragment process is free for those who own the MidnightBreeze token save for the cost

of the gas fee.

Overall though, fragmentation is about being part of a bigger whole. A singular piece telling

the story of thousands, through your own interpretation.

Are you ready to walk the lonely road?