Curated by Kiki Wu
Artist Lineup
Special Thanks: AkaSwap
Curatorial Statement
NFTs have been roaring over the world since 2021, and artists who work in NFT projects now are ambitious to demonstrate that digital existences gain value like physical goods. In the near future, the eternality of digital lives will be equal to the eternality of any human heritage. Unless burnt, NFTs minted on blockchains will be alive forever.
While the real world is still ruled by post-pandemic chaos, NFTs and the vision of the metaverse light up the darkness and liberate creators. Projects aiming to support public interests and eliminate discrimination are gaining popularity. What mindsets and digital existences shape the metaverse is a critical question today, or, how do we build the metaverse? Based on what “materials”?
In the “immaterial 非物質” NFT exhibition, 10 artists propose a metaverse that is not constructed by physical objects. There are no clothes, avatars, lands, or houses in the metaverse, rather, the “immaterials” like memories, dreams, religions, human-earth relationships, and cross-cultural experiences...
Although many projects in immaterial 非物質 are at a very early stage, by retrieving their spiritual experiences IRL and embodying critical thinking, artists in this exhibition seek to transcend NFTs to technological liberation. “immaterial 非物質” exhibition is curated by digital media artist UGLYKIKI, this NFT art exhibition will take place in New Art City and akaSwap throughout 2022/02/22 ~2022/03/22. akaSwap is the largest green NFT trading platform in Asia, by minting NFTs on eco-friendly blockchain like Tezos, “immaterial” akaSwap hopes to raise awareness about the ethical responsibilities of blockchain technology.
2021年NFT的蓬勃發展，印證了數位生命與實體物品有著同等的價值，在將來，數位的永恆性在將來會與生命的永恆是同等重要的東西。實體物質的價值並不在於生，而是在於死。而鑄造於區塊鏈上的數位生命，若非造物者的殘忍裁決，將會是永遠不滅的。
假使有一天，我們建造元宇宙的憑依不再是看的見、摸得著的物質，而是「非物質」 - 不再有著化身、食物、房屋、衣著配件等等。這樣支撐元宇宙的「非物質」會是什麼？會是從來不準確的記憶、如謊言般的知覺、觸及不了的靈魂、喜悅以及疼痛，又或是宇宙的反璞歸真、嘶吼線性時間的齟齬、眺望生老病死的叛逃？
倘若回頭看看我們的世界，海洋依舊吞吐著鮮豔的惡水咆哮，森林拖著疲憊的身體大口喘氣，染疫的人們如脆弱的蟻群正向更加空曠的地方竄逃。
我們正從一個萬事萬物不斷衰亡的世界，過渡到一個不再需要依賴大量的實體物質的世界。咖啡紙杯被轉化成一張張JPG，MP4晚餐讓人省下了不少外帶盒，聽說那些流行時裝品牌還在剝削童工？那正好，區區一件八位元的3D服裝配件花不到太多人力成本。
假使有一天，你我在元宇宙裡再也沒有身體，不需要衣服、省了房子居住，對於珍珠奶茶和多汁雞排也不感興趣。作為「非物質」的存在，那會是什麼樣的光景？ 非物質展覽為許多新生代藝術家初登NFT世界及元宇宙的舞台，在此展覽中，有探討關於解放土地、意識超渡的計畫，也有以直覺及情感為出發點，在明與無明之中窺看元宇宙奧妙之處的藝術創作。非物質展覽邀請觀眾持續關注這些藝術家的創作、支持他們以此主題發想的大型創作專案，並且思考NFT長期發展的可能性。
