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Exhibition

Andreas RauEcho, No Resonance

Mint Pass
20th November 5pm GMT

LIVE Screening
8th & 9th December 8.20pm AEST (can only be experienced at these times)
Melbourne, Australia

Online Screening
verse.works
(mint pass holders only)

NFT claiming window
11-13 December

Live Cinema by HERE & NOW

Echo, No Resonance is a joint creation, an investigation of live performance, between generative artist Andreas Rau and the artistic collective HERE & NOW.

Each artwork minted serves as a unique memory of a live cinematic experience that can only be witnessed once in real-time during the moment of its creation, and only for Mint Pass holders.

The Live Performance By Here & Now
On the 8th of December, the film ‘Echo, No Resonance’ will be shot, performed, and edited live around the streets of Melbourne and streamed in real-time for mint pass holders on verse.works and in a cinema in Melbourne, Australia.

Directed by Michael Beets and S.C. Wilson, Echo, No Resonance follows a cast of street dwellers whose lives intricately intersect and collide over the course of a single electrifying evening. Follow HERE & NOW on twitter for behind the scenes content as they prepare for the experience.

‘Our films can only be experienced live, just once, in the very heartbeat of their birth. To ignite an intimate connection with the audience, where art springs from the echoes of the experience.’

Michael Beets

Andreas Rau, Echo, No Resonance, 2023. Input. Collaboration with HERE & NOW. Courtesy of the artist and HERE & NOW.

Andreas Rau, Echo, No Resonance, 2023. Input. Collaboration with HERE & NOW. Courtesy of the artist and HERE & NOW.

Andreas Rau, Echo, No Resonance, 2023. Preview output. Collaboration with HERE & NOW. Courtesy of the artist.

Andreas Rau, Echo, No Resonance, 2023. Preview output. Collaboration with HERE & NOW. Courtesy of the artist.

Andreas Rau, Echo, No Resonance, 2023. Preview output. Collaboration with HERE & NOW. Courtesy of the artist.

Andreas Rau, Echo, No Resonance, 2023. Preview output. Collaboration with HERE & NOW. Courtesy of the artist.

The Art By Andreas Rau
Moments from the live cinematic experience, chosen by an algorithm, will become visual artworks minted on the Ethereum blockchain for each Mint Pass holder. This randomised process elevates both ordinary and extraordinary moments, creating unique echoes of a film that can only be seen once, and never again.

As the film hasn't been recorded yet, watch some test footage below.

Test The Algo (Win A Pass)
Explore the algorithm here.

You are invited to face your own camera towards moments or objects in your life, and let the algorithm transform them into works of art. Share the results on Twitter to enter the possibility of winning a mint pass - please tag @verse_works, @andreasrau_eu, and @hereandnow_exp

Here & Now Founders
100 Reserves have been allocated for Founders. The remaining will go to the public after 24hrs.
Founders Passes: Round 2 mint is open here.

Artist

Andreas Rau

Andreas Rau (b. 1990) is a generative artist exploring the interplay between humans and their physical and digital environments. He works with code and electronics to build bridges between the physical and the digital in a continuous dialog with the machine. His work includes interactive installations, audiovisual pieces and physical artifacts created fully from code. It has been shown...
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Curator

NGUYEN WAHED

NGUYEN WAHED is a London-based gallery, which program evolves around but is not limited to digital and generative art practices. Focusing on contemporary artists (Leander Herzog, Sofia Crespo) who embody the intersection of technology and creativity, it expands onto rediscovering select phenomena in the peripheries of digital art starting from the 1960s (Manfred Mohr) to the first neural-network...
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Curator

Here & Now

We are a group of artists who take culture seriously; we are curious about what virtual experiences can do, and have fun doing it. Founded by Michael Beets, HERE & NOW is known for its constant innovative approaches to web3 technology and immersive experiences. Outside of web3 our films are critically acclaimed for their innovative approaches and have been honored to be nominated and showcased on...
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