![Iain Ball — [Rare Earth Sculptures] Praseodymium (Intracrine signal VI, 2016) #28](https://rtwaymdozgnhgluydsys.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/artwork-images/1ECACE27-1B9D-484F-8B7E-F2157347C9BE/C44ABD2C-1EED-4CCA-B06B-2AA21D8132C7/BD1B554D-8F09-4093-83AE-DF66504CC395.jpg)
[Rare Earth Sculptures] Praseodymium (Intracrine signal VI, 2016) #28
2016
[Rare Earth Sculptures] Praseodymium (Intracrine signal VI, 2016) is a 1/1 archival poster from the Praseodymium series. It documents one of the key sculptural installations in the Rare Earth Sculptures project — a large-scale outdoor psychotechnical artefact designed for the transmission and reception of paranoid signals intelligence (P-SIGINT). The work explores themes of mass surveillance, psychological warfare, narrative collapse, and technological control.
- Medium
- Archival Poster, Documentation Relic, NFT (Ethereum)
- Signed
- Yes
- Condition
- Excellent
- Provenance
- Created by Iain Ball / ENERGY⋮PANGEA, 2016. Minted as a 1/1 ERC-721 NFT on Ethereum in the ENERGY⋮PANGEA Legacy Archive (contract: 0x9663df3b9541f882a43dd160396def7846c23749, Token ID: 28). Directly from the artist’s collection. Artist-retained since creation. Full on-chain provenance is publicly verifiable on Manifold and Etherscan.
- Location
- Blockchain (Ethereum) + Arweave
Notes
This piece might be titled "[Rare Earth Sculptures] Praseodymium (Intracrine signal VI, 2016) #28", created in 2016
For Sale
More by Iain Ball
Collectors with works by Iain Ball
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.
![[Rare Earth Sculptures] Promethium (archival poster III) (1/5 edition)](https://rtwaymdozgnhgluydsys.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/artwork-images/1ecace27-1b9d-484f-8b7e-f2157347c9be/31412b83-3ea5-49ee-a2f3-224263f7d2b5/0.jpg)
Start the Discussion
Request access to join the discussion