*** SOLD FOR $50.0k / 28.248Ξ ON 30/04/2025 ***
πππππππ πππ πππππππ emerges as a new experimental artwork within Andrea Chiampoβs FUTURED PAST project β a work suspended between temporal states: created in the past, erased from our present, and awaiting resurrection in an unwritten future.
A conceptual piece centered around a now-lost digital image, deliberately deleted from all digital storage β including the artistβs own devices.
The only path to recovering the work lies in reordering a scrambled hexadecimal string and submitting it through an on-chain interactive portal, custom-built to verify and reveal the hidden artwork.
The string β composed of millions of characters β was scrambled beyond the reach of todayβs technologies. The artwork now rests in limbo, awaiting the arrival of quantum computing power to be resurrected and seen again.
A relic of the future β like the scattered ashes of a phoenix awaiting rebirth.
The collector receives a high-quality 1/1 physical artwork and a book bound using ancient techniques, containing the full scrambled string and clear instructions for reconstruction.
They hold everything needed to solve the puzzle β except for one missing element: computing power capable of processing the near-infinite permutations required to restore the original sequence.
In an innovative model of wrapped ownership, the NFT remains sealed within its smart contract and serves as a cryptographic portal.
Through it, the collector may verify the correct sequence (against the checksum hashed on-chain), unveiling the hidden artwork and making it publicly visible through the portal. In that moment, the NFT is fully unlocked and transferred into the collectorβs complete ownership.
Until then β while anyone may interact with the portal β only the collectorβs registered wallet holds the power to verify, claim, or transfer eligibility.
More than ownership: itβs guardianship β until revelation.
*** Smart contract by Nahiko ***
