Epitaphs commemorate the extraordinary.
In 2021 the character of the Museum Francisco Carolinum in Linz, Austria, has changed to a new museum for photography and media art. The groundbreaking exhibition PROOF OF ART and the founding of a new collection for NFTs and digital art were milestones of this new direction. Much of it was still very experimental, for the museum, for its visitors, but also for the artists. And somehow it felt like alchemy what was happening in the NFT hype at that time.
The ALCHEMIST EPITAPH commemorates this year, which was so significant for the Francisco Carolinum.
This epitaph was made of black granite with golden letters. It weighs 64 kg.
This epitaph is now permanently installed at the entrance to the exhibition rooms.
Just as an idea is transformed into art, we have digitised this physical 64kg artwork and transformed it into an NFT.
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The Francisco Carolinum constructed a special exhibition space for the epitaph in the Metaverse.
The digital twin of the epitaph was installed here. A reminder of the golden hype for NFTs in 2021.