Espadín © Chris Suspect 2022
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m part of Visions of the Future, a jury-curated NFT photography auction and exhibition by Saatchi Art NFTs. It opens September 22 online and in person at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles, Ca.
The concept is to offer a one-of-a-kind—physical and digital—art experience. Each auction winner will receive a framed limited-edition print in addition to ownership of the photography NFT. Two other editions of the print may be redeemed through January 2023 by any subsequent holders of tokens bought on the secondary market.
From over 700 submissions, Saatchi Art's panel of expert jurors selected new works by 50+ fine art photographers from over 20 countries worldwide. Reimaging a future beyond traditional artistic boundaries, the collection of art explores what the future could look like through both utopian and dystopian lenses.
My work/NFT entitled Espadín is a photograph taken in an agave field in Oaxaca, Mexico. It considers the role of climate change, climate change anxiety, our place on Earth, and our responsibilities to our planet in crisis.
While there are at least 30 different types of agaves that can make mezcal, the smokey spirit similar in nature to tequila, Espadín is the only variety that can be cultivated reliably for mass production. In the past 20 years, Oaxaca has become well known internationally for its famed liquor and as a result much of the agricultural land has been bought up and converted for mezcal production by foreigners interested in capitalizing on its potential.
This photograph is part of a larger series entitled "I'll be Your Mirror" that considers the role of humanity's future in environments that have been impacted by human intervention.
Join me on Twitter September 15 at 2pm EST/11 am PST to meet some of the participating artists and learn more about the project.