SHILL Issue 50

It’s all about simplicity…
Before you say anything, let me clarify that I’m not picking on projects that
either I don’t understand or are trying to be innovative. What I’m saying
is that when I pick up my coffee again, take a sip and think about my NFT
portfolio, I think of the pictures in there. Beautiful miniature pictures on
my computer with a concept that somehow drew my attention and almost
hypnotised me into buying them. You see, I used to play MTG, and more
often than not I would trade cards based on the picture and not on the
rarity. Yes, rare cards used to have more intricate and detailed art, especially
legendary ones, but you could see the immense amount of work put into less
rarer cards (if you have the time, google Boneshard Slasher to see what I mean).
Or, sometimes, the art just spoke to me (search for Kev Walker), and the
short texts that appeared at the bottom. That small square was enough to
drag me into another reality, a reality where strange, unfathomable creatures
existed. Where heroes fought for honour and I was the architect of their
fate (sometimes even siding with the obviously bad guys). That small frame
would take me into floating Islands, fiery mountains, and deadly swamps,
and I was the one to blame if I died.
Finding silence in the noise.
Sometimes we forget why we do the things we do. I know I do. I get all caught up in a video game, get tilted
and forget why I was playing it in the first place: to have fun. Same with NFTs. Sometimes I go around the
internet looking through business propositions and value offerings, but after careful research I understand
that even if their strategies are viable, the implementation and long-term commitment is fully out of the
communities’ control. So, I resort to what drew me into the NFT world in the first place. Miniature pictures.
Art. Collectibles. Stories. Enthusiastic communities with amazing ideas. Fan fictions and inspiring pictures
of fantastical sceneries. An escape. But an escape where you don’t run, you engage. Where there is communal
value, mutual respect, support, and friendships. Where we hold value in our hands and are just ecstatic to
show it off in space. Where we trade ideas and visions of the future and bet on the art that speaks to us the
most. The Cyber Geisha NFT Project
embodies those principles. Honest art.
Honest lore. Overall, an honest project
that needs to be no more than what it
is: an artistic expression meant to be held
and looked at. Meant to intrigue you, to
amaze you, to bring you closer to the
idea that true value is subjective and
sometimes you must remember why
you are here in the first place. The Cyber
Geisha NFT project is a love-letter
to everyone out there doing what they
love and staying true to their visions.
A little reminder that sometimes simplicity
is precious.
-Loremaster Bode and JLD
Disintegrated Auction coming soon
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