Curatorial
Practice
May 2021 - ongoing
Pak, The Fungible Collection, part of the burn.art ecosystem in collaboration with the sotheby’s.
︎ Alternative value system
︎ Social currency
︎ Participatory economy
[burn.art] introduced an experimental “burn” mechanism using NFTs to explore alternative systems of value for digital art. Collectors of Pak’s NFTs, including works from The Fungible Collection launched by Sotheby’s, could permanently remove their works from circulation in exchange for “Ash,” a social currency created by the artist. The mechanism transformed destruction into a new form of value, asking: What holds greater worth—art or money?
Ash subsequently functioned as a digital currency for knowledge exchange and cross-sector collaboration, creating an experimental ecosystem in which value was generated through participation, circulation, and collective exchange. The curatorial framework examined how technological systems might redistribute value beyond conventional market transactions, turning destruction into regeneration and ownership into participation.
︎ Social currency
︎ Participatory economy
[burn.art] introduced an experimental “burn” mechanism using NFTs to explore alternative systems of value for digital art. Collectors of Pak’s NFTs, including works from The Fungible Collection launched by Sotheby’s, could permanently remove their works from circulation in exchange for “Ash,” a social currency created by the artist. The mechanism transformed destruction into a new form of value, asking: What holds greater worth—art or money?
Ash subsequently functioned as a digital currency for knowledge exchange and cross-sector collaboration, creating an experimental ecosystem in which value was generated through participation, circulation, and collective exchange. The curatorial framework examined how technological systems might redistribute value beyond conventional market transactions, turning destruction into regeneration and ownership into participation.