In a Land So Near, Of a Mind So Far Away by Hulki Okan Tabak 1/1 minted on KnownOrigin, November 2022 Genesis of a project idea, unintended launch, part eagerness part frustration of the days. It fitted to exactly to the way I felt confused, ambiguous, tired and yet with hope on the back of an internal personal resolution that these times will pass for all of us here. Lands is a collection of dreamscapes, mindscapes, soulscapes and landscapes. Images are built with the AI and edited, animated, massaged, traumatized and nurtured in ways ranging from banal to sporadically creative. No touching if you don't like personal freedoms. AI haters stay away please, not in the mood for lectures. I will mint at my heart's will and it will be surreal as I like it. For those with an open mind as well as an heart and capacity for empathy, have a look and dream on. If its helps you to connect, takes you on a small journey, recalls a moment or provokes an emotion, if it borders Utopia without being dystopic too much, if it re-writes the rules of physics and switches the time at will even infrequently and if it puts a smile or thought in your head; you're absolutely welcome. Thank you, HoT, 2022.