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[Rare Earth Sculptures] Europium (Installation I, 2014)
2014
[Rare Earth Sculptures] Europium (Installation I, 2014) is an on-chain relic from the Rare Earth cycle of ENERGY⋮PANGEA. The work stages a convergence of supply chains, propaganda feeds, and improvised energy systems, using the rare earth element Europium as both literal material and allegory for Europe’s technological and political sovereignty. Preserved here as authenticated documentation, it continues to function as a live node in the wider sculptural system — propagating ideas of phosphor dependence, scarcity, urban mining, and speculative futures across objects, assets, and networks.
- Medium
- Documentation Photograph, Archival Relic, NFT (Ethereum)
- Edition
- 1 of 3
- Signed
- Yes
- Condition
- Excellent
- Provenance
- Original installation by Iain Ball / ENERGY⋮PANGEA, 2014. Minted 2025 as 1 of 3 ERC-721 NFTs in the ENERGY⋮PANGEA Legacy Archive (contract: 0x9663df3b9541f882a43dd160396def7846c23749, Token ID: 4156027120). Directly from the artist’s collection. Artist-retained since creation. Full on-chain provenance is publicly verifiable on Manifold and Etherscan.
- Location
- Blockchain (Ethereum) + original installation site 50°57'42.22" N, 4°24'27.83" W
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Artists in conversation
Luc Tuymans
Belgian · b. 1958
Tuymans paints solitary figures and interior scenes with muted, desaturated palettes that generate quiet psychological unease, closely mirroring Ball's intimate figurative approach and unsettling domestic tension.
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Danish · b. 1864
Hammershøi's hushed interior scenes featuring solitary figures, restrained earthy tones, and a melancholic stillness directly parallel Ball's themes of solitude, domesticity, and Northern European realist sensibility.
Peter Doig
British · b. 1959
Doig shares Ball's richly layered paint surfaces, warm yet psychologically charged atmosphere, and contemporary figurative approach rooted in Northern European painterly traditions while maintaining an expressive personal mark.
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