To Be An In-circle Artist
(After Jier He, after Alberto Greco) | 2022-2023
2023 Lumen Prize Longlist - Crypto category (Final Six)
Interactive Net, Installation (3D printed object)
Yuwen Huang
"To be an in-circle artist" is an Ethereum contract (released in Polygon) that has the potential for everyone to participate. Once they enter their name and their wallet address in the circle, their identity will be secured in Ethereum's blockchain at the cost of consuming computing power daily. It is a kind of decentralized authentication. Also, after they enter the circle, they can mint an NFT (Artist manifesto NFT) automatically as a permanent souvenir or proof of attendance. The work aims to establish a fair network that allows everyone to become incircle artists. However, the opportunity to enter the circle can be limited by the user’s skill set and background. So the idea of fairness is challenged and questions about privilege and access to technology are raised. Is this endeavor then as egalitarian as it was first intended to be with the street projects of Greco and Jier?
Version1 - 2022
Version2 - 2023
Here is the link 👇
Let's become an in-circle Artist!
(Laptop only)
Content
Web
Text
Installation
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Circle Gate
Interactive net (Dapp)
NFT examples
Materials: 1/8inch Cast Acrylic, Letter size
Frames, 3pcs, 8.5*11 inch;
Color print paper, 8.5*11 inch
Drawing a circle
Standing in a circle
Entering a circle