HIGHER

13 months ago, I had a conversation that changed everything.

The complete story behind TRANSCENDENCE: 
A collection that nearly broke me, two master craftsmen, and over ten mirrors before we got it right.

"TRANSCENDENCE" - A pilgrimage:

13 months ago, I had a conversation that changed everything.

The complete story behind TRANSCENDENCE: 
A collection that nearly broke me, two master craftsmen, and over ten mirrors before we got it right.

"TRANSCENDENCE" - A pilgrimage: 

https://t.co/LMKFPxh4ej

13 months ago, after seeing what I had done for @higheronchain, @situs agreed to fund a Leica Q3 to make my most ambitious collection ever
(2/n)

building /tenbin, a 'skin in the game' socio-finance game 

fine art dealer 
| TRANSCENDENCE ↑
https://www.adriamasnou.xyz

The concept was deceptively simple: An arrow-shaped mirror, positioned in scenic landscapes at the precise moment when darkness surrenders to light, reflecting the sky back at itself while pointing eternally upward. Simple in concept, brutal in execution.
(3/n)

@lght.eth , co-founder of the /higher decentralized collective, understood immediately. When I explained the philosophical underpinnings of upward reflection as a metaphor for transcendence and the motto “AIM HIGHER”, he didn't hesitate. The mirror would be funded.
(4/n)

After months of work, and a 5-figure investment,
the reality of what I was asking became clear in a message from one of the artisans: 
" I never made such a complicated shape before. I saw it as feasible. But I have broken 6 mirrors & I'm almost certain it won't work out."
(5/n)