We are witnessing the unique indigenous cultures, mother tongue, paintings that represent life, traditional arts and crafts, ancient songs and stories, and so on are disappearing. Have you ever wondered whether there is any way that we can save and keep those invaluable cultures?
What if there is a way we could save these valuable indigenous cultures and art forms and lead them to advance into the technological world? Perhaps the blockchain and NFTs technologies are the answer, making it easier for us to spread and inherit the legacy.
What is a blockchain? Why is blockchain an excellent channel to preserve culture?
Blockchain is a technology that realises trust decentralisation through a consensus algorithm. You have the power to control your asset; there is no third party to restrict you from using them.
The data stored on the blockchain is permanent and transparent; you can verify or check it at any time, no one can tamper with the data.
Also, decentralising the authentication process into an open ledger (blockchain) means that people can trust strangers to buy and sell assets. The value is no longer based on individual sales but on the art itself.
What is NFT?
NFTs are tokens that we can use to represent ownership of unique items. It allows us to tokenise anything from art collectibles to real estate.
It is secured on the blockchain— meaning no one can modify ownership records or copy/paste new NFTs.
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Traditionally it can be challenging to verify the original provenance in the art market; the beauty of NFTs is that no matter how many times the art has been traded, you can still trace the original creator.
Use NFTs to preserve the indigenous culture
The inheritance of many aboriginal cultures has no written records, often through the old tale, different art forms, or dance interpretations.
NFT is a perfect medium for expressions, whether pictures, articles, books, music, digital art, video, or 3D. What is more exciting is that it allows creators to add more value to the NFTs, such as:
- Allowing collectors to join special traditional celebrations
- Meeting the creators
- The digital ID of physical artwork
- Unique event access
- Service through the integration of virtual and real
I can go on, but the point is that NFT is truly a fantastic way for creators to approach the world 24/7 as blockchain is a global public channel. NFT made it so much easier for creators and collectors to establish relationships.
Also, creators have the right to decide whether to keep the copyright or release it to the collectors. Some successful projects allow collectors to use the NFTs for commercial; it provides opportunities to promote the traditional culture into the mainstream.
Creators can set up the percentage of royalties when they create NFTs and receive it from each transaction, and this is excellent support for the creator’s community.
The younger generation of indigenous artists can combine the rich cultural heritage and technology to carry out various experimental and innovative ideas.
NFT is also an effective method to create a personal brand. You have a better way to build consensus, get along and interact with the communities that support creators, and share resources from all over the world.
The only limit is your imagination.
Now, it’s the perfect time to harness NFT technology to pioneer a new era and spread our priceless cultures into the virtual world. Imagine the blockchain dominated by indigenous art forms?
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The inheritance of many aboriginal cultures has no written records, often through the old tale, different art forms, or dance interpretations.
NFT is a perfect medium for expressions, whether pictures, articles, books, music, digital art, video, or 3D. What is more exciting is that it allows creators to add more value to the NFTs, such as:
I can go on, but the point is that NFT is truly a fantastic way for creators to approach the world 24/7 as blockchain is a global public channel. NFT made it so much easier for creators and collectors to establish relationships.
Also, creators have the right to decide whether to keep the copyright or release it to the collectors. Some successful projects allow collectors to use the NFTs for commercial; it provides opportunities to promote the traditional culture into the mainstream.
Creators can set up the percentage of royalties when they create NFTs and receive it from each transaction, and this is excellent support for the creator’s community.
The younger generation of indigenous artists can combine the rich cultural heritage and technology to carry out various experimental and innovative ideas.
NFT is also an effective method to create a personal brand. You have a better way to build consensus, get along and interact with the communities that support creators, and share resources from all over the world.
The only limit is your imagination.
Now, it’s the perfect time to harness NFT technology to pioneer a new era and spread our priceless cultures into the virtual world. Imagine the blockchain dominated by indigenous art forms?
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