TRANSACTIONAL ART ON THE BLOCKCHAIN<\/p>\n
Maurice Benayoun, with Nicolas Mendoza and Tobias Klein.<\/p>\n
Four Seasons, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7-8 September 2022<\/p>\n
Human abstractions live in our mind.
\nHuman Values: LOVE, POWER, PEACE, KNOWLEDGE, are human abstractions
\nIf making art is giving shape to ideas,
\nwe can shape human values directly from our mind
\nControlling the form just by thinking
\nBrain-Computer Interaction (BCI) makes neuro-design possible
\nthe resulting liquid shape is like THOUGHT IN MOTION<\/p>\n
BRAIN FACTORY and BRAIN WORKERS
\nValue of Values (VoV) is an art project
\nthat helps us to better understand human values
\nValue of Values is exhibited all around the world
\nThe visitors of the show give shape to values
\nVisitors are Brain Workers who own the model they have created
\nModels become \u201cVoV\u201d, NFT tokens registered to the Blockchain
\nBrain workers get a Value of Values wallet
\nand scan the VoV QR code
\nHAPPINESS07740 VoV is now part of the collection
\nThe collector can decide to keep it, to sell it, or to barter it
\nThe value of HAPPINESS07740 VoV will depend on the trading<\/p>\n
TRANSACTIONAL POETRY vs TRADING OF VALUES
\nBartering PEACE to get MONEY is not a simple financial act,
\nIt is a symbolic act,
\nconverted into TRANSACTIONAL POETRY
\nTransactional Poetry generates a series of ETHICAL STATEMENTS
\nInspired by actual transactions
\nIf you give away MONEY for LOVE
\nit may become: \u201cYOU ALWAYS NEED MORE MONEY TO FIND LOVE\u201d
\ntrading defines also the ethical profile of people, cities and countries
\na collection expresses collectors\u2019 priority in life.
\nTrading Charts show us how Values resist to market forces<\/p>\n
REIFICATION of VALUES
\nVoV characters become valuable symbols, like calligraphy on scrolls
\nThey represent our Values, so they can be displayed as our beliefs
\nThey can be worn, in fashion, and tell the others about us
\nAlthough VoV tokens are abstract models
\nThey can become physical
\nThey can be reified, commodified as objects or artworks,
\ncollectors can now speculate on the actual Value of Values<\/p>\n
With the support of Daniel Kapelian and the technical team: Neuro design Lab: Tony Zhang Tian Yi, Sam Chan, Timmy Leung, Wang Xiao, Ann Mak. Riyadh: Sacha Notey Pedezert, Hwoemin Kim. And logistics by Osage Gallery.<\/p>\n
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