fungible giveaway
01–31/05/2022
HEK House of Electronic Arts, Basel
Net-based project by Studer / van den Berg within the HEK Net Works series
The Republic of Fungi, an ongoing project by artist duo Studer / van den Berg, is gifting us with one-of-a-kind fungi. Each unique, in real time generated, 3D digital fungible giveaway comes with a numbered HTML certificate when downloaded, allowing it to be viewed on a web browser. Hosts can observe their fungus rotate, be mesmerised by its tireless spin and share or exchange their certificates to build their own networks. In an era of hyper-commercialised networks, the free and exchange-ready fungible giveaway is a commentary on the ongoing discourse on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and an homage to the culture of fungi. As a metaphor for the symbiotic but equally parasitic co-existence within a network, able to produce substances in exchange with the environment, the mushroom is considered as a role model for a post-human, interconnected society. For this months‘ HEK Net Work series, Studer / van den Berg ask us to be more fungi-like.
Your fungible token can be downloaded via studervandenberg.ch