Musée d’Orsay Breaks New Ground with On-Chain Exhibition and NFT Auction
The Musée d’Orsay, a renowned museum in Paris, is venturing into the world of blockchain and digital art with its first-ever commission of an on-chain NFT exhibition.
The museum is set to release a collection of tokenized artwork titled “The Convergence of Breath.”
These five single-edition NFTs (non-fungible tokens), minted on the Tezos blockchain, are a result of a captivating art installation and social experiment currently on display as part of the museum’s digital-themed exhibition, “Le Code d’Orsay.”
The centerpiece of the installation, a steel sculpture named “Sigma Lumina,” was collaboratively created by French artist and DJ Sébastian Devaud, also known as Agoria, and artist Johan Lescure.
When illuminated by the perfect alignment of light from above, the sculpture casts a shadow that reveals a QR code.
Curious museum visitors who scan the QR code are directed to mint a unique Musée d’Orsay NFT, inspired by other Impressionist works showcased at the museum.
However, the NFT can only be generated if the participants breathe into their smartphones.
The data from these blows, which have resulted in over 2,000 “Sigma Lumina” NFTs minted by museum visitors thus far, has been collected and synthesized by Agoria and Lescure.
The artists have transformed this collective breath into a series of five unique Musée d’Orsay NFTs, each representing one week of the exhibition’s duration.
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“I love the fact that all the blows of all the people coming [to the exhibition] are now connected together to create a global piece,” Agoria said.
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