FLOATING

WORLD

FLOATING WORLD GENESIS
ARTBLOCKS X PACE

Floating World Genesis comprises 250 unique NFTs, each depicting one of three animated scenes chronicling the origins of life on Earth: a single microbial bubble that may split in two; clusters of branch-chain bubbles that represent the growth of multicellular life; and a single bubble situated on the horizon, signifying the formation of the Earth’s biosphere.

Inspired by the Miller-Urey experiment of 1953, which simulated conditions of the early Earth to explore how life first formed in the primordial oceans through self-organizing bubbles, the Floating World Genesis NFTs possess tranquil, meditative, hypnotic qualities often associated with minimalist painting and the Light and Space movement. Bubbles have been an enduring source of inspiration for A.A.Murakami, whose seminal work New Spring (2017) is an interactive, multi-sensory installation that produces mist-filled blossoms.

The formal dynamism of Floating World, which explores the kinetic possibilities of semi-abstracted bubbles, belies the project’s technical complexity and its wide range of generative effects. Some of the NFTs are stereoscopic; the first generative stereoscopic on Artblocks, allowing viewers to have a three-dimensional experience and immersing them in a world of buoyant, ethereal bubbles.

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FLOATING WORLD MATAVERSE

The Mataverse is a new term we have created for the integration of NFTs into physical spaces or multi-sensory immersive experiences. How we interact with the blockchain is a subject we are driven to explore. We see the future of NFTs being something that can be experienced with all your senses in beautiful real environments, what we call on-chain/off-screen. Mata stands for material and for states of matter, we are building the Floating World Mataverse; real world experiences that connect with the blockchain that will pop up in locations throughout the world. There are currently eight different installations that are due to release from the Floating World Mataverse.

Map of the MATAVERSE

A.A.Murakami is a Tokyo / London based Artist duo.

A.A.Murakami is known for creating immersive, sensorial installations as part of a long-standing exploration of natural phenomena and systems. With these concerns at the center of the duo’s practice, A.A.Murakami has pioneered the development of “Ephemeral Tech,” or technology that is experienced not through standard interfaces like screens, but through ethereal and shifting matter, facilitating fleeting but deeply meaningful in-person experiences.

With the multifaceted Floating World series, the duo aims to further explore this concept through what they have termed the “Mataverse,” a space between the physical and digital worlds. Through future Floating World projects, A.A.Murakami will investigate the possibilities of art that lives on the blockchain and engages all the viewers’ senses in immersive and tactile physical environments.

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FAQ

  • The NFT is available to purchase on OpenSea.

  • The NFT series has already launched on December 21st 2022, selling out with mint price of 3.03 ETH.

  • There are currently 8 different installations in production which will be popping up in locations around the world from 2023. Dates and locations to be announced.

  • A Metaverse is a online virtual world without physical presence and currently only able to experience with 2 of your 5 senses; sight and sound. The ‘Mataverse’ however is the merger of real-world physical space with the virtual-world and blockchain. We see the future of NFTs being something we can experience in other ways than through a screen, something that can achieve the sensory richness of immersive installations in places you can explore in person.

  • There is a limited amount of #250 unique NFTs.

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  • Yes, the Floating World Genesis NFT is the founding part of the larger Floating World Mataverse. This is a long term, large scale project for A.A.Murakami. Holders of Floating World Genesis will be rewarded as the project grows. Details of these rewards are still TBA.

  • Yes, Triptych keepers will access unique rewards. Triptych collections do not exclusively need to be of each of the 3 scenes to get rewarded, however the rarity of holding all 3 scenes will be recognised.

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