{
    "name": "Spring Sonata #1",
    "description": "Title: ‘Spring Sonata’\nEdition 1 of 3\nYear: 2024\n\nMaterials: Giclee fine-art print on archival paper.\nMounted on 310 gr. Dibond in wooden frame.\nPrint measurement: 78.75 x 140 cm\n\n‘Spring Sonata’ is a physical artwork from ‘The Wild Within’, a series that brings new life into abandoned buildings from a bygone era.\n\nBased on real-world physical spaces, a rebirth into the digital realm is created by combining photography with three-dimensional techniques.\n\nThis specific building is an abandoned residence from the 1700s situated in Northern Italy. Crumbling walls are adorned with hand-painted scenes depicting the myth of Niobe, painted by Nicolò Contestabili. The structural backdrop provided a canvas for artists Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell, inspiring them to unleash their creativity and reinterpret the room, transforming it into a new state.\n\nKoopmans & Wexell have visited many locations around the world over the past decade, exploring ruins and photographing structures that have undergone dramatic transition.\n\nUpon returning, they digitally introduced vegetation, modified the structure and lighting, and altered the scenes with the intention of reviving the empty spaces, essentially bringing life back into the rooms.\n\nThe results are a surreal collision between the past and future, natural and manmade, physical and digital, and the real and imaginary.\n\nThe aim of the artwork is to create a sense of surreal tranquility whilst referencing the theme of architectural history and its relationship with nature.\n\nMany of the buildings depicted in 'The Wild Within' have been demolished in recent years, further emphasizing the theme of time passing in the cycle of growth and decay.\n\nThe artwork is equipped with a physical T.R.A.C.E. chip, a digital Certificate of Authenticity (dCOA) created by Transient Labs. This helps preserve the artwork’s provenance through the use of blockchain technology.",
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