Pace Verso DRIFT & Don Diablo Block Universe NFT DetailsDRIFT & Don DiabloBlock UniverseConnect (opens in a new window) @pacegallery DRIFT artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta collaborated with musician and digital art pioneer Don Diablo on their first-ever NFT, which debuted in Pace’s booth at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021 and was also presented by Pace Verso. Titled Block Universe (2021), the NFT is part of an augmented reality work that figured in DRIFT’s 2021 solo exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York.DRIFT’s NFT comprises a one of one mp4 video file rendering of the AR work Block Universe with a soundscape by Diablo. A physical component of the work includes a handheld custom display showcasing the NFT in an infinite loop.Block Universe reimagines the solar system in block formations. These minimalist forms forge formal connections to the artists’ Materialism sculptures, which meditate on the materials that makeup human bodies and the world around them. The AR piece and corresponding NFT engage with the block universe theory that suggests the past, present, and future occur simultaneously.The artists have said that their use of blocks is part of “a visual language that we developed in order to be able to see deeper layers in our reality, to compare seemingly different objects and relate them back to their original state of being and place in the universe.” Read More DRIFT/Diablo, Don, Block Universe, 2021, interactive NFT, mixed reality, polyester, light, AR, Installed dimensions variable Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 DRIFT/Diablo, Don Block Universe 2021 interactive NFT, mixed reality, polyester, light, AR Installed dimensions variable How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back About the ArtistDutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta founded DRIFT in 2007. With a multi-disciplinary team of 64, they work on experiential sculptures, installations and performances. DRIFT manifests the phenomena and hidden properties of nature with the use of technology in order to learn from the Earth’s underlying mechanisms and to re- establish our connection to it.Learn More Journal View All Pace Verso DRIFT with Jeff Davis: Schema Oct 19, 2023 Pace Verso Schema by DRIFT with Jeff Davis, Explained Oct 19, 2023 Artist Projects DRIFT’s Shylight on view for the New York City Ballet’s Art Series Jan 11, 2023 Museum Exhibitions DRIFT at The Shed Sep 21, 2021 Pace Verso — DRIFT & Don Diablo: Block Universe, Nov 18, 2021