WHAT

24th Jan. – 4th Feb., 2022:
Sala Samnak – NFT charity sales for Sa Sa Art Projects

Created by multi-disciplinary Cambodian artist Vuth Lyno in collaboration with fellow artists Alina Nazeemeva and Kong Siden & Prak Dalin, the exhibition is inspired by its namesake. Meaning ‘House of Fire’, the ‘sala samnak’ is a Cambodian communal rest hall whose origin pre-dates the Angkor period. In the current presentation of AR and video NFTs, the shiny building structures emanate fluorescent light and appear to be floating in mid-air. The semi-immateriality, apparent fragility, and architectural simplicity of the houses hint at their precarious existence and even irrelevance in today’s modern society.

7th – 18th Feb., 2022:
ME X ME BY FAMEME

A larger-than-life character created by conceptual artist, Yu Cheng-Ta, FAMEME (pronounced ‘fah-mee-mee’) is an Asian billionaire farmer drawn to New York City to promote the durian, which he uses as a metaphor to depict an outsider’s quest for fame and acceptance in American culture.

The ‘MEPON’ NFTs are central to the presentation. Short for ‘ME COUPON’s that fuel the sale of this unique virtual currency system, a prominent application of NFT technology, they are limited to only 400 during the exhibition period.

WHY

The AR aspect of the 1st exhibition is interactive for the viewer. As Instagram filters, the glowing neon lights from the ‘sala samnak’ render a digital quality that reflects our technologically-driven world. For the 2nd exhibition, we love how videos of FAMEME’s colourful escapades in New York are shown. They demonstrate his appeal as a performance artist, and serve as the perfect accompaniment to the audio recordings and sales flow chart. In addition, FAMEME’s ‘ME song’ requires users to participate by recording a ‘ME’ syllable of their own ‘self’. Enabled by smart contracts, the crowd-sourced ‘ME’s are then collected and remixed into a new version – fun!