Romeo and Juliape by Kalen Iwamoto

“Kalen is bringing conceptual art and literature to a whole new level. This theater piece has been written with AI and collectors are able to get NFTs of lines of the play that resonate with them. This project truly shows the possibility of Web3 for literature and theater plays and questions the role of the collector and the reader in the whole experience.”

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Artist Name: Kalen Iwamoto & Wen New Atelier

Artwork Title: Romeo and Juliape Line #4

Series Size: 203

Creation Date: April 2023

Genre: Poetry, AI Art

Platform: Opensea  

Blockchain: Ethereum

Partner: RefractionDAO

Link to the NFT: https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x86fb285ac5d37915ef949729c209df44fe66f74c/4  

Description:  Romeo and Juliape is a play, written by Kalen Iwamoto and AI, about a human and AI that fall in love. Each line of the play is a fully on-chain NFT (without jpgs) on the Ethereum blockchain. The artists have minted all the lines, so the script can live on-chain in its entirety. Owning a line also entitles you to receive a signed and numbered physical copy of the play.  Performances of Romeo and Juliape are scheduled to take place at various locations worldwide. These post-theatre performance-installations will be presented as a triptych of screen characters, with AI Romeo and human Juliape flanking a third element of this on-chain play — the blockchain. The lateral pieces move to the sound of the character’s voices, while the central piece blooms in response to the corresponding lines being minted on-chain. 

Links: 

• Official Website: https://wennew-atelier.xyz/projects/romeo-and-juliape/ 

•  An audio-only version of the performance is available here

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