Longyearbyen Warming
NFT & Physical Artwork
On Sunday, November 28th, 2021, ArtRepublic and SuperRare will launch a highly-anticipated auction with the unique opportunity to collect firsts from some of the world's most important artists. The auction will be accompanied by a private event for leading NFT collectors at the 1 Hotel in South Beach where guests will be able to meet the artists and make bids on the NFT works.
Visualization
The artwork evolves via a generative visualization of the real-time temperatures in Longyearbyen, Norway—the fastest-warming city in the world due to climate change. The warmer the current temperature is compared to historical averages, the more gold appears in the piece.
Physical Artwork
Longyearbyen Warming
Flip-Discs, software, camera, computer
35 x 35 x 3.5 in
Executed in 2021
8 editions, III artist proofs
In addition to real-time temperature visualizations, the piece is also interactive. When one approaches, their reflection appears, and the contrast of their image changes based on the fluctuating temperature.
Edition 1: SOLD
Edition 2: SOLD
Edition 3: SOLD
Edition 4: SOLD
Edition 5: SOLD
Edition 6: SOLD
Edition 7: Available
Edition 8: Available
NFT
Longyearbyen Warming – COP26
Video shot of physical artwork on November 3, 2021
1920 px x 1920 px
Minted in 2021
This video was captured on Nov 3, 2021, when world leaders met for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and failed to come to an agreement to secure global net-zero by the mid-century and keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Edition 1: SOLD (18 ETH)