Recently, journalist Micah Carnahan published a contributed post on e27 that digs into the reason why NFTs are so widely accepted in the Southeast Asian market. In addition to its relatively low entry price, the market also has a great awareness of the digital assets relatively early, enabling it to ramp up adoption rates rapidly.

As the popularity of NFTs in the Southeast Asian market continues to soar, the market begins to see various communities launching initiatives to promote the digital asset to a wider audience.

In Indonesia, the latest such initiative includes the opening of Superlative Gallery in Legian, Bali, on Tuesday by the local NFT collector community Superlative Secret Society.

Claimed to be the first offline NFT gallery in the country, it will feature a collection of avatars of Superlative Secret Society’s artworks. These artworks are created by local artists in the community and will be available to purchase as NFTs.

“We are extremely enthusiastic about the opening and operations of the Superlative Gallery, the first offline NFT gallery in Indonesia. It is an honour for us to accommodate local Indonesian artists to participate and grow together in this era of digital assets,” says Illustrator and Superlative Secret Society Founder Moh. Arif Wijaksana in a press statement.

Following up the launch of the gallery, the community is hosting a series of events from January 11 to 16, featuring notable names in the local blockchain, NFT, and crypto ecosystems such as Tokocrypto, ID NFT and MOT.

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NFTs for everybody

In an email interview with e27, Prasetyo Budiman, CEO & Founder of Superlative Secret Society, explains that the gallery is one of the community’s ways to facilitate local Indonesian artists in their journey to understand and implement the use of NFTs.

He describes a wide array of segments as the gallery’s target audience from NFT enthusiasts, holders, local and international artists, and basically “anyone who would like to learn and understand more about how digital assets such as NFTs work.”

There are also several reasons why Bali is chosen as the ideal location to open this gallery.

“Bali is already a well-known destination with a massive base of Indonesian artists community thriving in it; residents of the island also come from different countries around the world. Our goal is to introduce the works of local Indonesian artists to international audiences,” Budiman says.

Budiman says that the gallery was designed to become a platform for artists and global NFT items collectors.

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“All this time, we have been interacting only through online platforms. This is why the gallery is an opportunity for holders to inform and educate the general public about how NFT works, with particular focus on local artists in Indonesia,” he says. “We are hoping to contribute more to the development of digital creative industries, digital assets, and even the tourism industry through the works of local Indonesian artists.”

What is next for Superlative Secret Society

In addition to launching its first offline gallery, the community is also set to introduce other programmes to help Indonesian artists reach a wider audience. For example, they are going to display the works of Indonesian artists in Times Square, New York City, for seven days.

“We want to send out a message to the public, particularly holders and members of our community in the US. The support of our members has provided us with the motivation to provide the best, and to take part in more international NFT events,” Budiman says.

At the opening of the gallery, the community also showcased a teaser of REPUS, the second batch of its NFT collections. Some of the artworks that are being displayed in the batch already have their intellectual property rights registered and are now applying for a trade brand certification.

Superlative Secret Society entered the OpenSea platform in September 2021. Since then, the community has had 11,110 artworks avatars on board and more than 16,000 members in its Discord.

“We came from a diverse background, starting out with chats and contacts through Twitter. We have the dream to give more value to Indonesian artworks by introducing them to local and international markets. This is why we build a platform for NFT enthusiasts and start building a digital asset community … most of our members are from abroad and they are also collecting the artworks that we make,” Budiman says.

As for the future, the community wants to continue educating the Indonesian artists’ community on the advantages of NFTs. They also plan to open several pop art exhibitions in Jakarta and operates the gallery in Bali.

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Image Credit: Superlative Secret Society

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