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Iain Ball — [Rare Earth Sculptures] Terbium (archival poster I)
Iain Ball

[Rare Earth Sculptures] Terbium (archival poster I)

2015

[Rare Earth Sculptures] Terbium (archival poster I, 2015) forms part of the Rare Earth cycle of ENERGY⋮PANGEA. The work orchestrates a dynamic convergence of primal materials, speculative mysticism, and digital resonance: a Mud Owl nucleus sculpted from bay mud, enthroned in a 3D-printed nest, crowned by a Red Lizard Mustika pearl, and animated by Goch’s Terbium Energy Catalyst track through a vibration resonance speaker. Terbium, the rare earth element, operates here as both luminescent catalyst and metaphor for elusive energies moving through contested supply chains, shamanic talismans, and psytrance frequencies. The poster captures one facet of this sculptural system — first presented at Future Gallery, Berlin — where matter and consciousness entangle across distributed networks.

Medium
Archival Poster, Documentation Relic, NFT (Ethereum)
Signed
Yes
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
Original work by Iain Ball / ENERGY⋮PANGEA, 2015. Minted 2025 as 1 of 1 archival poster in the ENERGY⋮PANGEA Legacy Archive (contract: 0x9663df3b9541f882a43dd160396def7846c23749, Token ID: 8). Directly from the artist’s collection. Artist-retained since creation. Full on-chain provenance is publicly verifiable on Manifold and Etherscan.
Location
Ethereum/Arweave

Notes

This piece might be titled "[Rare Earth Sculptures] Terbium (archival poster I)", created in 2015

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Iain Ball, [Rare Earth Sculptures] Terbium (archival poster I), 2015

[Rare Earth Sculptures] Terbium (archival poster I, 2015) forms part of the Rare Earth cycle of ENERGY⋮PANGEA. The work orchestrates a dynamic convergence of primal materials, speculative mysticism, and digital resonance: a Mud Owl nucleus sculpted from bay mud, enthroned in a 3D-printed nest, crowned by a Red Lizard Mustika pearl, and animated by Goch’s Terbium Energy Catalyst track through a vibration resonance speaker. Terbium, the rare earth element, operates here as both luminescent catalyst and metaphor for elusive energies moving through contested supply chains, shamanic talismans, and psytrance frequencies. The poster captures one facet of this sculptural system — first presented at Future Gallery, Berlin — where matter and consciousness entangle across distributed networks.

Medium
Archival Poster, Documentation Relic, NFT (Ethereum)
Year
2015
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist

Related themes

Geometric, Science Fiction, Living Artist, Speculative Aesthetics, Conceptual, NFT, Bold Color, Vibrant, Installation, Emerging, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Spirituality, Mysticism, Typography, Limited Edition, British, Multimedia, Digital Art, Speculative Sculpture, Contemporary, Abstract Composition

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