Sacha Jafri, a record-breaking artist from Dubai, is currently working on a special sculpture that will soon be planted on the lunar surface. Once this artwork’s historic moon landing is finally complete, a total of 88 sculpture-inspired NFTs will be released to Earthlings. These NFTs will be released in March next month. Built on top of the blockchain, NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital collectibles that are unique and valuable.
The artwork being prepared for the moon is titled We Rise Together – By the Light of the Moon. A male and female human figure is engraved on a gold plate. The figures are surrounded by 88 hearts, from which the number of inspirations comes NFTs was elected for 88.
“The original artwork was this beautiful heart motif. Two figures intertwine, reconnect, and flora and fauna flourish around them,” Jafri told CNN interview.
Images of Jafri’s play have surfaced on social media.
Τον Μάρτιο, ένα έργο του καλλιτέχνη Sacha Jafri
θα προσεληνωθεί.Το «We climb together –
By the light of the moon», όπως είναι το όνομα του έργου, έχει προγραμματιστεί να πετάξει στα διο διο
με έναν πύραυλο της United Launch Alliance. pic.twitter.com/ubqrv5vpwz— Φερμίνα (@sofiakara853) February 2, 2023
Commissioned by British space robotics company Spacebit, the artwork will be launched in the first week of March from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
It is placed on a lunar crater called Lacus Mortis (the Lake of Death).
A lunar module will place the work in a crater called Lacus Mortis (the Lake of Death), where it will remain forever. It will also be the first work of art to land on the moon.
While the CNN report states that the artwork will be carried to the moon on a United Launch Alliance rocket assisted by engines developed by Blue Origin by Jeff Bezosother outlets say claim that the NASA Commercial Payload Services (CLPS) will facilitate the lunar landing of the artwork.
The exact landing details remain unclear for the time being.
UAE based Blockchain The Selenian Network company will facilitate the sale of these 88 NFTs.
Proceeds from the sale of these NFTs are donated to humanitarian charities focused on health, education, equality and sustainability.