Nibiru – Gravity of Earth by Sui Jianguo

Sui Jianguo, Nibiru – Gravity of Earth, 2022, non-fungible token © Sui Jianguo

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Sui Jianguo

Nibiru

Artwork Details

Sui Jianguo
Nibiru
Public release date: Nov 7, 2023

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Sculptor Sui Jianguo—who is known for his use of diverse media and wide-ranging forms in works that examine the modern history of China—has created an NFT series derived from his highly tactile Traces series.

His first NFT will feature an image of an imaginary celestial body, Nibiru, as it travels through the solar system and is influenced by the invisible gravitational pulls of various planets.

Owners of the NFT will have access to a custom app, that will allow them to move and tilt their cell phones—and zoom in and out of the meteoroid’s surface—to experience the Yin-Yang topology of inner and outer space. Tilting the orientation of the cell phone also enables viewers to orient their own bodies to Earth’s magnetic field, imbuing the work with a game-like, interactive ethos.

Demonstration video of Sui Jianguo’s Nibirus+ application
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About the Artist

Sui Jianguo received a BA in the Fine Arts Department from the Shandong University of Arts in 1984 and an MA in the Sculpture Department from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989, where he currently presides as the Head of the Sculpture Department. He has been praised by art critics for being a “pioneer venturing to the farthest reaches of Chinese sculpture.”

Learn More

  • Pace Verso — Sui Jianguo: Nibiru, Sep 12, 2023