Random International and Danil Krivoruchko, Life in Our Minds, 2022 © Pace Verso and Snark.art Snark.art x Pace Verso Random International and Danil Krivoruchko Life in Our Minds NFT DetailsRandom InternationalDanil KrivoruchkoLife in Our MindsRelease date: Oct 25, 2022How to Purchase (opens in a new window) Click here to purchase.For assistance in purchasing NFTs, please contact us at verso@pacegallery.com.PressPress ReleaseConnect (opens in a new window) @randominternational (opens in a new window) @myshli (opens in a new window) @pacegallery (opens in a new window) @snarkdotart Pace Verso, Pace Gallery’s web3 hub, and Snark.art’s OG.Art NFT platform are pleased to announce a new generative NFT project by Random International in collaboration with multidisciplinary digital artist Danil Krivoruchko. Titled Life in Our Minds, the two-part project comprises an animated NFT collection and a related interactive video sculpture—titled Mother Flock and made up of the individual NFTs—that will be unveiled later this year. Life in Our Minds NFTs will be available for purchase on Snark.art’s OG.Art NFT platform on October 25. Ahead of the release, collectors can sign up for the project’s waitlist at (opens in a new window) og.art/collections/liom/waitlist.Upon minting, each Life in Our Minds NFT features a small group of Boids, 3D bird-like origami objects. The visual traits of any given Life in Our Minds NFT are initially generated and evolve according to the content of its owner’s wallet, among other factors. The longer a Life in Our Minds NFT remains in a single collector’s wallet, the rarer and more elaborate its formal characteristics become: the number of Boids may increase, and their formations and decorative patterns may change. These interactive, 3D video NFTs are distinguished by their continuous development, which is achieved through the highly complex and inventive technological processes of the Life in Our Minds collection.In this way, the evolution mechanics of the project offer collectors the opportunity to actively participate in the creation of the artwork as it shapeshifts, incentivizing long-term retention of the NFTs. By encouraging purchasers to retain their Life in Our Minds NFTs for extended periods, the artists and project partners aim to upend typical behaviors in the crypto market—including speculation and flipping—and, in the process, introduce a new generation of crypto collectors to the space.Life in Our Minds has collaborated with Flamingo DAO, Pleasr DAO, Fingerprints DAO, PROOF Collective, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Moonbirds, Outland, Pace Verso, OG:Crystals, Ksoids, and 89 Seconds Atomized to offer custom evolutionary traits that are only available to people who hold NFTs associated with these partners. Additional custom evolutionary patterns that holders of other NFT collections can achieve will be announced at (opens in a new window) og.art/collections/liom.The Life in Our Minds NFTs are part of a constantly evolving Mother Flock virtual sculpture, which reflects the formal transformations of the individual NFTs. The Mother Flock’s visual traits are informed by the behavior of its constituent Boids, bringing ideas about the power of both collective and individual action to the fore of the project. A special web version of the Mother Flock will live permanently on the OG.Art platform, freely accessible to viewers around the world. Deeply engaged with scientific research surrounding the psychology and behaviors of both humans and birds, Life in Our Minds is one of the most collaborative, technologically innovative NFT projects to date.In an artists’ statement, Random International says:“Life in our Minds continues our exploration of the human tendency to a scribe character, intent, and narrative to the complex behaviors of simple moving forms, as well as the subconscious instincts and emotional triggers that cause us to do so.”To mark the launch of the project, Pace will host AMA discussions with the artists on Twitter Spaces and OG.Art’s Discord in October. Further details about these programs will be released in the coming weeks.Life in Our Minds is realized as part of a collaboration between major forces in the contemporary art and crypto worlds. The art collective Random International, which was founded in 2005 by Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass, has shown its large-scale multimedia works at major art institutions around the world. Krivoruchko is an award-winning artist and creative director involved in the production of multiple upcoming OG.Art collections. Snark.art has been producing acclaimed web3 projects since 2018, including OG:Crystals, a collection of more than 10,000 unique NFTs; it launched the new NFT platform OG.Art this year. Pace, which launched Pace Verso in 2021, is a leading international art gallery with nine locations worldwide. Founded by Arne Glimcher in 1960, Pace represents influential contemporary artists and estates from the past century. Read More FilmsDiscover the Life in Our Minds NFT SeriesIn our film on Life in Our Minds, watch Hannes Koch, co-founder of Random International, and Danil Krivoruchko explore the inspirations, technical elements, and processes that inform their collaborative NFT series. About the Artists Random InternationalRandom International is a post-digital art group exploring the impact of technological development on the human condition. Best known for its large-scale interactive installations, the group works across an array of media, including sculpture, light, kinetics, video, print, and sound. Established in 2005 and led by founders Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass, the group has a studio in London and comprises a global team of complementary talent.Learn More Danil KrivoruchkoDanil Krivoruchko is a Ukrainian-born, NewYork-based multi disciplinary digital artist and art director whose clients include names like Apple, Nike, Intel, and Boeing. Krivoruchko’s work has won a variety of festival awards. He was nominated for a 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design as part of the creative team for the television series Foundation. He is also the creator of the renowned One Thousand Ksoids NFT collection and co-creator of the OG:Crystals project. Krivoruchko is actively involved in the creation and production of the first several upcoming collections at OG.Art. Journal View All Pace Publishing Pam Evelyn Nov 06, 2024 Artist Projects Lynda Benglis "Ghost of Smile" Limited-Edition T-Shirt Nov 01, 2024 Films When Painting Becomes Alive: Pam Evelyn on Her Latest Body of Work Oct 31, 2024 Pace Publishing Robert Frank: Hope Makes Visions Oct 29, 2024 Pace Verso — Random International and Danil Krivoruchko: Life in Our Minds, Sep 22, 2022