Diwali is the festival of lights. Homes glow with diyas, families gather, sweets are shared, and the night sky fills with fireworks to celebrate light winning over darkness. For many of us, the best part was always lighting crackers together.

Patakha brings that feeling on-chain. It’s a celebration of Diwali with my Web3 family, the people who’ve been with me all year.

1,000 animated firecrackers, each a looping pixel animation built in code. A 3D firecracker is lit by three coloured lights and printed in three ink layers that never quite line up. The fuse burns, the cracker shakes, and then it goes off.