What is crypto identity? As the metaverse advances, how will our avatars evolve?
After showing a fellow artist my derivative Mars Bored Ape, he commented about the interesting evolution imagery- I then realized he had never seen a BAYC ape before. The conversation sparked the idea for this work. What is the evolution of avatar status? As of 2022 it’s a cartoon ape or a minimal pixelized head.
The animation is a story of an avatar's transformation from a cartoon, to a Terminator like robot. The x-ray is actually an x-ray of my skull and neck. Animations also show atomic imagery representing how we have moved out of the atomic age, and into the information age- moving from reality to virtual reality. Animations also include imagery of cells dividing and flowers blooming to show transformation and growth.
Who knows? Maybe we will be ape cyborgs, but use human faces as our avatars…
