ErikaFujyama

QuantumSpirit

MZPRETTYLADY

Kelon

saintkyriaki

ZCreative Media

QUAZR

jbrvisuals

maggiequinn

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 partner 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, the team that brought you the world’s first augmented reality NFT with MF DOOM in 2020 and the first traveling AR Exhibition “Ghosting” in 2021, will be launching Proof of Presence (PoP) in Austin, TX on March 11th, 2022, followed by a secret event in Austin on Sunday March 13th, 2022 for select PoP token holders. A PoP is a NFT token or credential which is awarded to fans, audiences, crowds, and day 1’ers who “check-in” at any art installation, augmented reality sculpture, concert, or mural on the Illustrative Space browser application. PoP token receivers will be able to redeem their tokens for access into gated events, exclusive communities, NFT airdrops from their favorite artists, and many more. A PoP can be seen as a location based digital ticket which is stored as a proof on Polygon, an environmentally sustainable L2 blockchain. As a part of the launch, Mint Gold Dust and curatorial partner Searchlight present 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, an AR NFT Art Walk along Austin’s Lady Bird Lake and surrounding city hotspots. The artists in the drop were invited to create work inspired by tributaries, a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water. The theme serves as a larger metaphor for local responsibility leading to impact on a global scale. The pieces will be visible to the public beginning March 11th. View the collection below.