Metajuricaba (2021-ongoing) is a work fabricated in four different digital formats: Virtual Reality, NFT, Net-Art, and application for desktop computers. It is the culmination of two years of investigating the fabrication of NFTs, video works, 3D animations, digital printing, digital performance, video projections, net-art, websites, and collaboration projects that focus on digital art. This process of investigating NFTs through the lens of other media formats created a better understanding of how the field of digital media works, and what types of challenges are often found within them. For the fabrication of Metajuricaba (2021-ongoing), writings from contemporary scholar Richard Rinehart were relevant in the choice to use four different formats to develop this work. Lines of thoughts from the writer Marshall McLuhan about media as an “extension of the body” and “media is the message” inspired the fabrication of the VR work. This work proposes clear alternatives for best creative practices for those who are endeavoring into the digital field, by exploring these themes: content, ephemerality, preservation, and fabrication and consumption of NFTs.
