Visual artist All Seeing Seneca is back and captivating audiences yet again with her new piece entitled “The Day We Witnessed Creation.” 

Seneca has developed a recognizable aesthetic filled with whimsical people, mysterious creatures, and enigmatic settings that feel cheerful one moment and threatening the next. From her genesis series “Delirium” to her iconic imagery for Bored Ape Yacht Club to the immersive world of 2023’s “Perils of Sēsē,” Seneca continues to build her mystical world with “The Day We Witnessed Creation.”

Seneca describes the creation of her latest work as a puzzle piece that finally clicked. “The Day We Witnessed Creation” dives into the relationship between humanity and technology. Using elements of cosmic horror, sci-fi, and religious iconography, Seneca says this new project captures “the feeling of a godlike presence."

A little more than a year after we spoke to her about the inspiration behind “Perils of Sēsē” and the token standard she created with Transient Labs, we reconnected to hear about the process of creating “The Day We Witnessed Creation.” Seneca is currently accepting offers through SuperRare’s website and via DMs on X. 

OpenSea: It’s clear there are visual elements that span across your body of work — whimsical people, mysterious creatures, enigmatic settings. How do you see some of those elements playing out in your various collections over time? 

All Seeing Seneca: It’s certainly true that there are repeating concepts and artifacts in my work. That’s usually what an artist does when they have aesthetics and ideas that feel natural to them. For me, it feels like a fixation that I’m trying to satisfy - or an itch that needs to be scratched. Those elements are becoming the language of my artwork. 

There’s a universe I’m building and “Perils of Sēsē” was the first real stab at visualizing and creating that world. This newest painting takes a leap ahead into what I’d like to further explore and elaborate on.

OpenSea: In your tweet launching the new piece, you wrote, “It's there. It makes so much sense to me, the significance. I can just feel it.” What is the significance? The feeling? 

All Seeing Seneca: Making this piece lifted a weight off my shoulders. It feels like a puzzle piece finally clicked. Like I’m embracing something that’s been forced dormant for years.

Looking back at my work - the exploratory Blur series from quarantine, my genesis Delirium series, the world of Perils - I can now fully see how all that searching added up to create this one. What makes it even more special is that I’m finally allowing myself to lean more into the abstract dark.

I recall peers describing my work as “horrifying and bubblegum at the same time,” but I know I was still holding back in earlier pieces. It’ll take time for me to fully embrace the dark, but this is a strong start. Whoever becomes the collector of this piece will own a significant beginning to a new era in my work. 

OpenSea: “The Day We Witnessed Creation” explores the relationship between humanity and technological creations. Your description mentions "being both mechanical and organic." What inspired this work? 

All Seeing Seneca: The inspiration came from the question: With how closely intertwined humanity is with its technological tools today, where does the human end and the machine begin? I explored thought pools of unsettling yet beautiful imagery - the organic mixed with the artificially engineered - to create a hybrid being. Both lifeforms fight for their own survival. It’s a story of once co-existing, but ultimately fighting for dominance. The girl, the last of her kind with free will, is not resisting the power. She’s simply witnessing.

I wanted to capture the feeling of a godlike presence (a cosmic power hovering over us) while we helplessly watch it evolve beyond our comprehension. 

Stylistically, I sought out elements of cosmic horror, sci-fi, and religious iconography to portray this narrative. A curator described this piece as my style meeting H.R. Giger. And I can see that happening. 

This piece will be featured in SuperRare’s inaugural gallery group show in NYC.

OpenSea: You've mentioned this piece sets the tone for "an accumulation of different worlds" you've built. Could you elaborate on these worlds and how they interconnect? 

All Seeing Seneca: This new 1/1 painting feels like the natural next iteration of Perils. Each series informs the others. The world of Perils and this new narrative involving the girl character exist within the same universe. 

Perils feels like a prehistoric, surreal fever dream - fully organic, where the foliage is as powerful as the creatures that roam it. “The Day We Witnessed Creation” is a more contemporary expression of that surreal fever dream. For this new era, I’ve created a girl character to serve as our liaison into a more horror-inspired interpretation.

OpenSea: Your work continually explores the balance between technology and humanity. What do you think is the role of technology in humanity? How do you see it continuing to evolve over time? 

All Seeing Seneca: We’re currently in an era where technology is becoming an extension of human ability, granting us new ways to shape the world. But I think the line between human and machine is increasingly blurred. Our definitions of craft, creativity, and identity are shifting in real-time. These systems are learning from us - and in some ways, may be creating on their own terms. At what point does machine learning stop being “part of us” and evolve into something entirely separate? 

I see two possible paths for evolution. One is “integration” - where human touch and storytelling become indistinguishable from machine generation, creating a hybrid that enhances us. 

The other is more cosmic and foreboding. Possible “alienation”. Technology surpasses us, and all we can do is watch as it becomes the dominant force. This piece leans more toward that narrative.

OpenSea: Do you see “The Day We Witnessed Creation” as an evolution of “Perils of Sēsē” or a departure?

All Seeing Seneca: An evolution. The two stories definitely share crossovers, though the newest painting references a world more familiar to our own. I’m not choosing one over the other - they can both develop simultaneously and have their own time in the spotlight. 

I’m confident that those paying attention will notice the gradual, natural progression in my work - and that this evolution feels right. 

OpenSea: You developed a new token standard with Transient Labs for “Perils of Sēsē” — ERC-7160. Did you use any new techniques or new tech for this collection? 

All Seeing Seneca: What you’re seeing now is a 1/1 painting. It’s still early for me to discuss what’s coming next with this narrative. I’d suggest following along with my process and letting your imagination run wild alongside it.

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