Mars House designed in May 2020 by Artist Krista Kim , has become the first digital home sold on non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in the world. NFT is a kind of virtual certificate of ownership and allows creators’ digital artworks to be collected, sold and resold. The items bought through NFT can be in different forms like jpegs, gifs, and even Tweets. Mars House -that went on sale on Superrare- was acquired for 288 Ether, a cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoin (the equivalent of $512,000). 😲😲
The project, named Mars House, was designed in May 2020 and the house was entirely created as a 3D digital file rendered in Unreal Engine which is software commonly used to create video games.
During this pandemic the Krista Kim is inspired to create a healing atmosphere using her Digital Zen philosophy. Home basically is home that has LED substrates for the entire celling, walls and floor. All of the furniture elements are designed with tempered glass and fabrics, with renewable material. Colorfully-hued gradients made by the artist cover the floor and ceiling.
The house is designed during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, Mar House explores the idea that screens can be used as digital instruments of well-being. She believes that in the future our homes can heal with the power of art and technology.
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Questo è il futuro e Mars House dimostra la bellezza di questa possibilità.
L’artista ha anche collaborato con il musicista Jeff Schroeder degli Smashing Pumpkins per creare una colonna sonora che accompagna il tour della casa virtuale. Insomma Krista Kim ha curato ogni dettaglio, staremo a vedere adesso come andrà la vendita della prima casa digitale e quale sarà il futuro degli NFT.
“Mars House”, la prima casa in formato digitale in vendita in NFT
“Mars House”, la prima casa in formato digitale in vendita in NFT“Mars House”, la prima casa in formato digitale in vendita in NFT
По собственному признанию художницы, во время карантина Криста Ким исследовала грани медитативного дизайна. Но если для нахождения баланса и гармонии большинство людей старается ограничить присутствие цифровых технологий в своей жизни, девушка, наоборот, решила погрузиться в виртуальную реальность буквально с головой.
Там Криста “построила” одноэтажный дом из стекла, а местность для “котлована” выбрала необычную — марсианский пейзаж. Им можно любоваться и на просторной террасе с футуристичных полупрозрачных лежаков, и из любой точки внутри дома.
За счет прозрачных стен создается впечатление, что потолок с LED-освещением парит в воздухе, как специфический неопознанный летающий объект. Но несмотря на это, обстановка выглядит успокаивающей, действительно располагающей к медитациям. На это нацелен и мягко переливающийся свет, и обтекаемые формы мебели, и умиротворяющая гладь бассейна при доме. Кроме того, расслаблению способствует и музыкальный фон: для его создания художница сотрудничала с музыкантом Джеффом Шредером из группы The Smashing Pumpkins.
И на такую “недвижимость” быстро нашелся свой покупатель. За 500 тысяч долларов США владелец получил NFT-токен, который закрепляет за ним право на владение файлом, и сам дом-файл с гостиной-столовой, спальней и террасой у бассейна. И хотя жить в таком виртуальном доме, очевидно, невозможно, его можно воссоздать в реальности, так как всю стеклянную мебель Mars House производит одна итальянская компания. Сама же Ким говорит: “Это криптореволюция. Скоро мы все будем жить в атмосфере дополненной реальности, а Mars Home идеально для этого подходит: его можно разместить в любой точке мира и даже на Марсе. Это смена парадигмы, трансформация нашего понимания искусства в целом”.
The Future of Metaverse Real Estate With Krista Kim
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cK5IIyxhLEgWith every passing day, the metaverse becomes less of a concept and more of an inevitability.From in-game Fortnite concerts to on-chain VR hangouts, the idea that humans could eventually live fully digital lives has not only gained relevance, but practicality over the last few years. When it comes time for us all to start a new life via the internet, Krista Kim will already be eons ahead.As a contemporary artist and founder of the Techism movement, Kim has an incredible vision of what residing in the metaverse might look like. A staunch supporter of NFTs and web3 technology, she has already conceptualized what an online dwelling may look and feel like through digital art.“I honestly believe that human civilization will eventually be integrated into a parallel digital existence where we can actually earn money, have social interactions, provide services, and sell digital goods in the metaverse,” says Kim.On this episode of the nft now podcast, Krista Kim discusses her landmark Mars House auction, the intersection of meditation and art, the future of the metaverse, and more.
After months of researching and growing her interest in NFTs, Kim decided to mint her own in March 2021. “Mars House,” slated to be the first NFT digital house in the world, was put up for auction on SuperRare – with the winner to receive the 3D files associated with the house for use in their virtual world of choice.The “Mars House” auction closed at 288 ET (over $512,000 at the time), and the sale made global headlines far beyond the NFT community grapevine.Platforms like Decentraland, Cryptovoxels, Somnium Space, The Sandbox Game, and more are actively building out the metaverse in real-time. With the NFT and Web3 consumer base continuously growing, we’ll all soon need people like Kim to help us round out our future digital lives.Be sure to hit subscribe and stream our full conversation with Krista Kim here.
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With the growing reputation of digital artwork, which has change into a brand new pattern worldwide, many NFT (non-fungible token) works discover consumers at report costs. People haven’t set foot on Mars but, however one individual managed to purchase a digital house from the crimson planet. DMars Home, the world’s first digital NFT (non-fungible token) home, was not too long ago sold for a report value. FOUND A BUYER FOR 515 THOUSAND DOLLARSSaying that she designed the digital home “to create a therapeutic ambiance utilizing the digital zen philosophy” throughout the coronavirus epidemic, Krista Kim acknowledged that the home was despatched as a 3D file to the fictional universe (Metaverse) of the recipient.
The Mars Home is furnished with objects product of tempered glass and material and encompasses a eating, residing and sleeping space and a flowing infinity pool. The home is perched on prime of a mountain on the crimson planet and gives residents a powerful view of Mars. WHAT IS NFT TOKENNFT, which works in a different way from the idea of regular cash and tokens; It’s a distinctive, unalterable, authentic and proprietary asset. NFTs are produced with completely different values and originality that can not be substituted for one another. Distinctive tokens (NFTs) are sometimes most well-liked for collectibles, digital possession and property rights. NFT can also be utilized in numerous fields similar to crypto artworks, digital collectibles, and distinctive digital objects featured in on-line video games.
Художница из Торонто Криста Ким спроектировала цифровой дом под названием Mars House и продала его за криптовалюту — 288 эфиров, что составляет $512 тысяч. Ким осуществила сделку на рынке невзаимозаменяемых токенов (NFT) SuperRare. Это стало первой в мире продажей цифрового дома как NFT-токена, сообщает Dezeen. NFT применяют как сертификаты собственности — с их помощью можно приобретать и продавать цифровые произведения искусства или дизайна.
Mars House представляет собой трехмерный цифровой файл. Ким спроектировала дом в 2020 году как пространство, которое воплощает ее философию медитативного дизайна. Художница работала с архитектором над визуализацией дома с помощью Unreal Engine — программного обеспечения, которое обычно используют для создания видеоигр.
У Mars House открытая планировка и стеклянные стены. Цвет пола и потолка постоянно меняется. Дом окружен горным хребтом. Ким описывает Mars House как световую скульптуру. Цифровой дом можно увидеть в виртуальной реальности. Художница отметила, что в будущем Mars House можно будет наложить на реальный мир для создания среды дополненной реальности в таких приложениях, как SuperWorld.
«В конечном итоге мы сможем разместить его на поверхности Марса. Это смена парадигмы нашего определения искусства в мире дополненной реальности», — заявила Ким. По ее мнению, рынок NFT поддерживает позитивные изменения и будет способствовать величайшему творческому возрождению в истории человечества.
Ранее американский художник и графический дизайнер Майк Винкельманн, работающий под псевдонимом Beeple, продал на аукционе Christie’s свою работу как невзаимозаменяемый токен. Для аукционного дома это стало первым случаем продажи цифрового произведения искусства. Картину «Каждый день: первые 5 000 дней» купили за $69,35 миллиона, что сделало ее самым дорогим проданным с аукциона объектом в виде NFT-токена.
Невзаимозаменяемый токен — новый тип цифровых активов, гарантирующий оригинальность предмета и право собственности его владельца. Каждый NFT-токен является уникальным — его невозможно воспроизвести. Сейчас технология NFT переживает настоящий бум. Помимо искусства она также популярна в спортивной сфере, на рынке виртуальной недвижимости и в играх.
“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity
Mars House is the first ever digital house NFT and certainly the finest example of one to ever exist. Stepping into Mars House is both meditative and breathtaking. The colour palette, light and music, made with musician Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins, combine to create immense calm. Kim says, “While in quarantine, I became inspired to create my vision of a world of meditativeness; my vision of how the practice of meditation can also be integrated into our everyday lives through art, architecture, design and fashion. ”The transcendent design of Mars House isn’t limited to the metaverse. The home, and all furniture within it, is designed to be built in tempered printed glass so the owner may commission an NFT physical piece. Plus, owners can display Mars House using projection or MicroLED screens, communicating its pure consciousness and powerful harmony to the real world. Visit the Mars House on Spatial. io using your VR headset or your computer using this link. This is undoubtedly the crown jewel of metaverse architecture, designed for the future. About Krista KimDescribed by Forbes as ‘the new digital Rothko’, Krista Kim is a seminal thinker and practitioner within the digital art space. Kim is also the founder of the Techism movement since 2014, promoting the confluence of art and technology, and technological innovation as a medium to further the development of digital humanism. She believes that artists must participate at the vanguard of technological innovation in order to contribute to the creation of future culture during this pivotal period of technological innovation, adaptation, and disruption. For Kim, that disruption is calm over crazy: “For over a millenia, Zen philosophy has taught us that our environment becomes a mirror of the mind. We now live in a digital world, and I create Digital Zen for our screens—our consciousness
Having spent so much time at home over the last year, many people are craving a change in their surroundings.
But if a coat of paint or some creative renovations fail to do the trick, there is now a more extreme alternative: The digital house.
NFTs have made headlines recently, allowing digital art and other musings such as drawings or music to be sold online.
Credit: Courtesy Krista Kim
The new owner paid digital artist Krista Kim 288 Ether — a cryptocurrency that is equivalent to $514,557. 79 — for the virtual property.
In exchange, the buyer will receive 3D files to upload to his or her «Metaverse
Metaverse is a virtual extension of our world, Kim told CNN Tuesday, where plots of virtual land are purchased and traded, and digital homes and business are built.
Kim said the concept behind the house was «inspired by being locked down during the pandemic
Kim, who describes herself as a «Techism artist,» told CNN: «Mars House represents the next generation of NFTs. It is a sign of things to come, as we enter an AR (augmented reality) interfaced future, with the launch of Apple AR glasses and AR contact lenses.
«Art, NFTs, cryptocurrencies. these sweeping changes and ideas of how we will live with digital assets is becoming a reality and will create a global paradigm shift.
«Also, after being confined due to Covid-19, we need more innovative ideas on how our interior environments can heal us, as mental health has become a primary concern for all
Artist Kim said the Mars House represented «the next generation of NFTs
The artist said that she partnered with musician Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins to create a calming musical accompaniment.
Record-breaking month for NFTs
The sale was made last week — adding to what has been a record-breaking month for NFTs.
The first ever NFT artwork sold at action for a staggering $69 million on March 11, positioning artist Beeple near the summit of the most expensive living artists to date.
And Gucci has launched sales of digital-only footwear priced at hundreds of dollars below what their physical shoes usually sell for.
CNN’s Jack Guy contributed to this report.
Contemporary artist Krista Kim specializes in blending art with technology.
Krista Kim Studio
Back in March , a property dubbed the «Mars House» sold for roughly $515, 460. This futuristic minimalist abode, designed by Toronto-based artist Krista Kim, features gorgeous views, glossy see-through furniture, and lots and lots of fiery orange tones. However, what really makes the home stand out is its location. No, it’s not physically located on Mars, but it can only be found on a 3D file.
The Mars House is the first NFT (non-fungible token) digital home to exist (or rather to not exist?) in the world. The crypto art home was thoughtfully designed to create a zen and therapeutic atmosphere. Kim even tapped The Smashing Pumpkins’s Jeff Schroeder to produce a special background track to further enhance the home’s soothing aura.
Yesterday, Kim announced that she would be collaborating with Spartial, a virtual reality platform, to give the public a chance to experience and tour the Mars House. Starting on Friday, June 11, people will be able to view the digital home from 5:00 p. to 8:00 a. EST on Saturday. Each of these tours will be 45 minutes. There is also the option to rent the Mars House for a private event like a wedding or a family reunion.
“I’m thrilled to be able to let the public experience Mars House,” said Kim in a statement. “When I first conceptualized Mars House last year while in quarantine, I could only dream of what it could and would ultimately become–a space for all to come to escape the harsh realities of our current moment
Other events for this showcase include a live music session with awarding producer llmind on June 17. Then during July 9, 10, 16, and 17, musician Jefff Schroeder will be hosting healing sound meditation concerts where he will be performing in the home with a virtual guitar. Tickets for this event will cost $200. More details on how to obtain tickets for these events will be released shortly.
The Big Ideas: What Is Reality?
The virtual world will alter how we live in the real world.
Kim is an artist.
Art has the power to shape our reality. The metaverse, driven by interactive virtual experiences, shows us visions of what might be possible in the future.
The garden at the Ryoanji temple in Kyoto was one of my main inspirations. This garden is special because its design reflects the principles of Zen Buddhism. Every aspect of the garden, from the placement of the stones to the arrangement of the plants, was carefully planned to create a space that encourages peaceful contemplation. Here, I realized how art and our environment affect our mental state, and I discovered my ethos: to use new media to create mindful experiences in virtual worlds.
I started creating digital art and founded the Techism movement, which calls for collaboration between groups like artists, architects and engineers, to ensure that principles of empathy, humanity and rational free thought thrive in our future reality. By working together, we can make sure that technology benefits humanity instead of harming it. Nonfungible tokens will be the digital assets that help shape the metaverse. This is a significant paradigm shift, and artists must take the lead. And what better way to lay the foundational groundwork for our future than to build a virtual house?
I created the Mars House, a metaverse property, during the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020. It was built with the 3D-creation tool Unreal Engine, which allows stunning visuals and virtual reality immersion. The Mars House was the first metaverse property sold as an NFT, and it helped introduce the public to Web3 and the metaverse. Art on Internet bought the Mars House for 288 Ether, a cryptocurrency amount worth $512,000 when the house was sold in March 2021.
The Mars House shows the world how we can use the metaverse to create healing spaces. Its design showcases my meditative video art on LED ceilings and floors, creating a calming and relaxing environment akin to the Ryoanji Temple Garden in Kyoto.
Peter and I will soon launch 0, a metaverse production studio and platform, in partnership with Spatial. We are focused on establishing a human-centered, creative metaverse committed to the highest level of artistic world-building. We believe that fine art, human consciousness and cultural capital are essential components for successful metaverse ecosystems. Art, education, health and wellness, tourism and relationships will thrive in our metaverse. The principles of Techism can help guide the evolution of this new frontier. Within the next five to 10 years, we will have high-fidelity graphics, lifelike personal avatars and creative digital fashion, with immersive experiences nearly indistinguishable from real life. Once Apple’s augmented reality glasses and Mojo’s AR contact lenses reach mass adoption, the world will change even more. We are helping to create a Web3 civilization, and we must understand the significance of this responsibility for future generations. The metaverse will change how we live in the real world. It will encourage us to create new ways of interacting that are more in harmony with the environment and one another. Don’t be afraid to enter the metaverse and explore a new immersive reality. You never know what relationships will form or what worlds you will discover. Krista Kim is a contemporary artist and founder of the Techism movement.
Mars House. Image Courtesy of Krista Kim
In preparation for the Disrupt Symposium, as the conference launch planned for the 1st of May approaches I sat down with Krista Kim a contemporary artist and founder of the Techism movement, whose work explores the concept of digital consciousness. Her interest in digital technology and it’s revolutionary effects on human perception, media, social structures, and communication have led her to work in both digital and physical realms.
Krista is one of the keynote speakers of the Disrupt Symposium. She will join the event with a 20-min in depth presentation on the topic of: “The economy of the metaverse: property ownership and rentals. ” I also invited her last week to a roundtable discussion on the topic of “Metaverse and NFT opportunities for Architects” which we held with Zaha Hadid’s Architects Executive Partner Partik Schumacher and an award-winning Hollywood and Silicon Valley media executive Joanna Popper.
Continuum Installation. Image Courtesy of Krista Kim
Sara: Let’s better understand the context within which you launched and sold the Mars House. How has that impacted your career?
Sara: Incredible success really, especially that this early on it must have felt like walking in the dark.
Krista: The thing is, that I knew where it was going. I knew that NFT’s would become 3D digital assets that are programmed with AI. I knew that was coming, but I didn’t know if the world was ready for a Metaverse house. It was really fun.
Sara: That’s excellent. And do you see more of these projects around now?
Krista: I see a lot of people now selling digital houses. I do see that on open sea. And it’s wonderful that people are organically experimenting and pushing, forming new economies. But I think that right now we’re still very early in the stage of developing the metaverse itself. So at the time when I launched the Mars House, the only Metaverse platforms available were sandbox, crypto voxels, decentraland. The first movers of the space came from the gaming world. Yeah. I believe that the future of the metaverse is not children’s gaming platforms that are fossilized, or how else can you say it, cartoonish? I believe that the future of Metaverse is high fidelity, and culturally significant with a real world impact. I think the metaverse is going to be an experience economy first. It is going to be built of spaces where people interact and conduct services and exchange goods as NFT’s. It will be services and experiences. These spaces are going to be very valuable because they will inspire people to come back. So the metaverse has to be inspirational, has to add value to people’s lives has to support community coming together and it has to be focused on community.
Sara: Absolutely, and thankfully, in some ways, it has those elements there already, because a big part of it is collaborative.
Krista: Correct. Every every brand, every every organization, every artist is now a community. And you ask yourself: “how can I activate my community in an authentic way, using beautiful and inspirational immersive experiences? That’s a whole new approach of understanding architecture even because it’s truly more about an exponential focus, and community focus, rather than just the building and structure itself. Architecture is all about bringing community together and understanding the curate, the curation of that experience, etc. But even more so in the metaverse. It’s more of a theatrical, experience. You have to think about creating scenes with your community and community activation is key to have a long term viability in the space.
Sara: Absolutely. In fact, I wanted to ask you what are the new ways of community collaboration that one has to explore in order to become part of the metaverse collective? I’m guessing there’s a lot of different discord channels, but where else does the community gather?
Krista: Oh, yes, of course. Discord is built for communities. Discord is a one way of actually having communities communicate and contribute co create. Whether it’s an NFT community or any kind of membership, club, interest group, or education institutions, there’s so much opportunity to really activate these communities in a meaningful way. You really just have to consider different ways of engaging the community as ticketed experiences in the metaverse. You don’t necessarily have to build a new space every time you bring them into the metaverse, you can rent now. I think the opportunity for architecture in the metaverse is to really create special iconic spaces that really blow people’s minds. So that they want to come back and be a part of a fluid community, micro community, coming in renting the spaces, buying the spaces selling the spaces. It’s all about community activation.
Sara: Absolutely, and what, according to you socio-economic potential is being held within the notion of decentralised reality, and how can this directly affect architects and artist business?
Sara: This is fascinating, and I love the grand vision of it and the hopes for a better society. I have however, read some articles about mischeif already taking place in the metaverse. Of course, despite its potencial to create a better world, a better society, after all it still invites people and through that all their human intentions, some of which dark and gruesome. Do you worry that there is a potencial unregulated danger to this new system?
Krista: There will always be, there will always be light and dark. These are the eternal forces of the universe. I think, as a world builder, what I can do is create safe worlds, with high levels of philosophy, ethos, community building, and meaning. I think that when you create spaces like this, people change, people actually elevate their behavior and their thought, according to what they’re exposed to, according to what they see, according to their environment, and the communities that they engage in. So when you create spaces that are about culturally significant, meaningful, humane experiences, I’m not worried. The worlds that I will be involved in, I’m not even thinking about that nonsense. We will have AI algorithms that will kick off when people use abusive language or try to abuse one another for example. AI is a very, very useful tool. You don’t even have to have police. And then, of course, there are many ways that you can protect children by creating, almost like forcefield cocoons that control what they hear, what they see, their interactions. With that nobody can come close to them. Everyone can have a forcefield. You can create your own rules very easily with algorithms. So, there are different ways that we can protect. I think it’s even a more important standpoint to bring in higher states of consciousness and experiences, which by itself will elevate the entire space. Right now, what we see is pretty basic stuff coming from gaming. It’s not really cultural, it’s more experiencial and fun. Once we introduce meaningful, elevating, enlightening experiences into the metaverse as we have seen throughout history, and human civilization. Whether you’re sitting in a Zen Garden in Kyoto, or, you’re visiting the the Museum of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, which we also want to build. We are looking to recreate specific spaces that elevate humanity, that preserve the wisdom of all of us. That lead with lessons, immortalize the people who have made a real difference in our human culture, contributed tohisroty in a meaningful way. We want to do that. We want to bring all that into the metaverse the future of education, is immersive experiences. I think that’s going to create more empathy, more connection to wisdom of the past. And that’s what we need going forward. Because the technology that we’re engaging in is so powerful, that if we don’t use it for good, then it will be used to manipulate us and use us as as tools as product. And that is a dystopia.
Sara: And dystopia we have enough of, living in a society that controls our every decision, our money, our health, our bodies. We are at the point in real life where it’s hard to tell what is true and what is a propaganda. We long for authentic, sovereign existence.
Sara: Education is everything. To wrap up I want to ask one last question which is very important I believe. How about an impact of this technology on the health of our planet? I am imagining more technology, more data, more power, more electricity, more cloudbase storage, more information, more computers. Can this lead us towards a more sustainable existance?
