NFT artist Fernanda Boccard had one of her digital artworks launched into outer space earlier this month thanks to an innovative space art project. Boccard’s friend Sunset Perez, a pilot and art-preneur of the project, invited the Mexico City-based artist to participate by submitting a piece of artwork to be carried via high-altitude balloon launch.
Boccard’s piece titled “Moonflower” embarked on its journey, printed onto a durable material and attached to the balloon payload. The balloon carried the artwork to a high altitude, allowing Boccard’s creation to experience the ethereal realm of our atmosphere and beyond. “I don’t know the altitude, but it was pretty high,” says Boccard. The organizers had to ask permission from the Mexican government in order to arrange the launch.
As planned, the balloon eventually popped and the payload containing “Moonflower” dropped safely back to Earth, landing in the city of Monterrey. Boccard explained the artworks were very difficult to retrieve. Pérez and his team successfully recovered the artwork, making this one of the few space art projects to retrieve the pieces sent to the final frontier.
Boccard was understandably thrilled by this unprecedented opportunity and what it means for her career. And there may be plans to mint the work as an NFT. While discussing ideas of creating a whole cosmic-inspired art collection, she acknowledged the significant challenges of launching physical works to space, suggesting future collaboration may be necessary.
“I would love to do something with NASA or SpaceX,” she admits.
Looking ahead, Sunset an his friends will auction off Boccard’s artwork, with proceeds benefiting a social impact project. The group’s vision for the project is to send art to deep space by 2046.
Boccard explained that each artwork included in the space project is marked with a distinctive authentication stamp, certifying that the piece did indeed travel to outer space as part of the project.
“I’m helping to get some sponsors here in Mexico City,” says Boccard. “We want people to check our project and to see that in Latin America we are doing cool stuff.”
Both artist and organizer hope raising funds and awareness in this way will help further Latin American space art while promoting positive change. For Fernanda Boccard, having her visionary “Moonflower” shine among the stars proves no dream is too great when we collaborate for the benefit of all.
Editor’s Note: 50+ artworks and 22 artists united with one goal, social impact. The artwork recovery auction is expected to raise $40,000 USD. The funds will benefit a community in San José Villa de Leyva, Colombia through social initiatives. The auction is scheduled to take place in Mexico City on April 10th. The monetary proceeds will support project efforts led by the Association Monegasque Ibéro-Américaine (AMI Foundation), an organization based in Monaco that carries out social work across Latin America.
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