Damien Hirst’s NFT project, Currency, is made up of 10,000 unique art pieces made up of colored spots on an A4 sheet of paper. The artwork is signed, numbered, and includes a hologram watermark similar to a banknote to prevent forgery.
In an exciting spin, Hirst decided that owners would have the choice to either keep the NFT or trade it in for the physical version; no one would be able to keep both. Hirst told the Financial Times,
“Evet, insanları bir seçim yapmaya zorluyorum. Ancak alıcının her zaman bir seçeneği vardır. Bu sadece 'Değer nerede?' değil. Aynı zamanda 'Neşe nerede?'
Hirst revealed in a Tweet on Wednesday evening that “the final numbers are 5,149 physical and 4,851 NFTs,” meaning 4,851 Damien Hirst signed physical art pieces will now be burned and gone forever.
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The year is over boom ? that was quick! and we have all had to decide: NFT or physical? The final numbers are: 5,149 physicals and 4,851 NFTs (meaning I will have to burn 4,851 corresponding physical Tenders). pic.twitter.com/xCUJ0gviZ0
- Damien Hirst (@hirst_official) Temmuz 27, 2022
Hirst had a decision to make on his collection of 1,000 Currency pieces. He stated, “in the beginning I had thought I would definitely choose all physical… Then I thought half- half and then I felt I had to keep all my 1,000 as NFTs.” He relayed the struggle he faced moving into the NFT space.
Seemingly bullish on the future of NFTs and digital artwork, he continued,
“Sanatın ve sanatın tüm biçimlerine inanıyorum ama sonunda siktir et dedim! bu bölge çok heyecan verici ve hakkında en az bilgi sahibi olduğum bölge ve bu NFT topluluğunu seviyorum, aklımı başımdan alıyor.”
The artist commended the NFT community, comparing it to the “bollox” he has seen in the physical art world over the years.
Uzun zamandır fiziksel sanat dünyasındayım ve insanların gündemleri ve saçmalıkları olmasını bekliyorum ve çok fazla bollox gördüm ve bu topluluğun nasıl destek ürettiğine ve bu kadar boktan bir şeyle ilgileniyor gibi göründüğüne hayret ediyorum. sonunda 1000 para birimimin tamamını NFT olarak saklamam gerektiğine karar verdim…
- Damien Hirst (@hirst_official) Temmuz 27, 2022
Hirst, who has dominated the UK art scene since the 1990s with artwork selling for millions of dollars throughout his career with exhibitions in the world’s top art galleries, remarked that he has “learnt so much” in the year he has been involved in this NFT project.
I have already learnt so much and it’s only been a year and I am so proud to have created something alive, something mad and provocative and been a passenger (along with all the other participants in the currency) and to help build a fantastic community on @HENI.
- Damien Hirst (@hirst_official) Temmuz 27, 2022
The community response on Twitter was overwhelmingly positive, with collectors asking for the burning to be korunmuş as an NFT and ilan it “the most legitimate innovative integration of tradart and crypto.”
Hirst kept the door open to future NFT projects belirterek; I feel the journey is just beginning.”
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/damien-hirst-chooses-nfts-will-burn-all-1000-of-his-physical-currency-art-pieces/