Shezad Dawood

Sea of Redemption

Drop type: Fixed supply
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Digital

Medium: ERC-721

Dimensions: 2160 x 2160


⁠979 Mermes surface from the ocean abyss, hitching a ride into crypto wallets on one of ten sea creatures in an oceanic taxonomy borrowed from the food chain of bitcoin holders.

Physical

Various

Medium: Various

Dimensions: Various

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Artworks from the collection include neon, fogo rag hook, watercolour, plushy toy, handpainted figurine and more. Connect your wallet with a Sea of Redemption Expanded NFT to explore available options.

Production timescales

Physical artworks from Sea of Redemption are produced to exacting standards by the artist himself or in collaboration with selected fabricators. From this wide ranging collection, artworks may take between 1 to 6 months to complete.

Authentication

Method of Authenticity includes high resolution photographs, serial numbers/signature integrated into the artwork. These are appended onchain alongside condition reports when artworks are redeemed.

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Sea of Redemption is a PFP project, underwater fantasy world and onchain game, populated by the Mermes. Hive mind lifeforms whose kindness and power is absolute, the Mermes can be held, traded, redeemed for physical artworks or burnt in groups to mint 1/1 Expanded NFTs that are redeemable for museum-grade physical artworks.

Release date
March 15 2023

How it works

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Discover

Discover digital-physical contemporary art by renowned artists through the Zien curated marketplace.

2

Collect

Collect digital artworks that include the option to redeem a physical counterpart, what we call Expanded NFTs.

3

Redeem

Produce the physical counterpart artwork on-demand, with authenticating details added onchain when you do.

4

Ship

Connect your Ethereum wallet and enter a shipping address to receive an instant production and delivery quote.

OpenSea
Contract Address:
0xc17a...6542 (ERC-721)

Redeem

Redemption deadline: Unrestricted

About the artwork

Sea of Redemption is a PFP project, underwater fantasy world and onchain game, populated by the Mermes. Hive mind lifeforms whose kindness and power is absolute, the Mermes can be held, traded, redeemed for physical artworks or burnt in groups to mint 1/1 Expanded NFTs that are redeemable for museum-grade physical artworks.

For more background context, read the Mirror.

979 Mermes surface from the ocean abyss, hitching a ride into crypto wallets on one of ten sea creatures in an oceanic taxonomy borrowed from the food chain of bitcoin holders. The Species are all redeemable for counterpart physical artworks or can be sacrificed to the Redemption Wallet (merme.eth) to acquire a Special or Super Special.

Some Mermes have evolved into more advanced beings, even partaking in feudal society, these 27 Specials and 3 Super Specials are 1/1 Expanded NFTs redeemable for museum-grade physical artworks.
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Sea of Redemption is a collaboration between Shezad Dawood and Zien. Developed with 3D artist Gabriel Stones. Graphic design by Fraser Muggeridge studio.

Drop type: Fixed supply
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