¿Cryptowhat?

As part of our @Disturbance satellite program we propose a one-day workshop on Eco-NFT and virtual gallery display led by Blanca Regina and Pierre Bouvier Patron.

Workshop

A workshop for beginners. We will guide you into the blockchain art world and using Eco-NFTS.
Bring your mobile phone and/or laptop.
If you’re an artist, bring a few pieces in digital format (jpg, gif, mp4, mov under 5MB).

Duration: 3 hours

Content & activities 

What is blockchain, and what are artists doing there? Why use Eco- NFTs and why Near?
Why are people buying digital art on the blockchain
Create your Near Wallet and security practices
Mintbase interface, web3 login and profile creation
How to create a store, general settings
Minters and minting interface, fields overview
Royalties and splits
Crypto art – Types of files: still, animated, video, audio, 3D, PDF
Editions, choosing how many to mint
Give away NFTs and removing them >>, transfer and burning
Listing for sale, how to choose a price
Buying NFTs
Exhibit your art in a blockchain-enabled virtual 3D gallery powered by Mintbase.io
Promotion tools, Twitter, Telegram groups, Discord servers

This is a hands-on session with group and individual feedback.

The goal is to have each participant create a wallet, set up their Mintbase profile, and mint and list at least one NFT.

Exhibition 

The exhibition uses AR (augmented reality) to show digital blockchain artworks from a VR.

Space is superimposed on a physical space. Supported by Mintbase.io

• on display are the blockchain art pieces created in the workshop, plus invited artists
• the physical exhibition space is recreated in a blockchain-enabled virtual 3D gallery
• using a mobile phone or a tablet, visitors can scan QR codes on the walls and access

The artworks

• a tour of the virtual space recorded as a movie is also shown on a video screen
• the artworks will be available for sale

Bios 

Blanca Regina is an artist, tutor and curator based in London who is currently involved in creating audio-visual performances, sound works, multimedia installations, photography and book arts. She has been leading audio-visual performance art and projection mapping workshops plus curated events internationally. ‘Expanded and Ephemera Audiovisual’ was her first solo exhibition presented in México, 2015. She has performed and created a number of films including artists, David Toop, Leafcutter John, Steve Beresford, Sharon Gal, Mandhira de Saram, Adriana Camacho and Matthias Kispert. Her work has been supported by Arts Council England, Sound & Music, BMC, Amexcid, Photo-España and Garage Cube. Last projects include the research with the Immersive Pipeline Project at Goldsmith University London and the artist residency at Solar, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. HTTP://WWW.BLANCAREGINA.COM

Pierre Bouvier Patron is a visual artist based in London. He is currently working with different media, such as digital video and film, exploring the boundaries between them and creating moving image works, performances and installations. He has developed many practices and skills in various areas such as experimental film, documentary films, music videos, etc. He has been involved in video screenings and video performances, in solo or in collaboration with musicians such as Syd Kemp, Neil’s Children, artist Blanca Regina, and many others. His work has been shown in France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, etc. His latest works include Unpredictable: Conversations with Improvisers, a series of 12 videos about improvisers in the UK. It also includes extensive participation with collectives such as Unpredictable Series, Strange Umbrellas, and a number of festivals including Sonic Waterloo, Art of Improvisers, Alterations Festivals among