HWAJI.ETH
WEB 3 CREATIVE / MUSICIAN / ARTIST
South Korean artist forever in pursuit of the evolution of mediums.
Advocate of decentralization and the democratization of art,
Futurist Social Club (Founder) / Kernel Block 5 (Fellow) / Vismajor Company (Label)
MAJOR WORKS
"THE AWARD" NFT: HWAJI'S GENESIS
"The Award" NFT. The 2015 KMA Hiphop Album of the Year trophy that Hwaji won for his first album [EAT] has been completely destroyed in a 1000 degree furnace, and has been reborn in the form of a 3D NFT. The trophy will now live on forever in the metaverse & on the blockchain. Not for sale.
VIEW ON FOUNDATION
FUTURIST LIVE: Korean music industry's
first-ever metaverse concert
Hwaji and Futurist Social Club put together the first-ever metaverse concert from the Korean music industry, with big names from Korean Hiphop such as Paloalto, Deepflow, Nucksal, and Samuel Seo headlining the event. Over 3,000 people pulled up to this historic event.
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PROJECT GMGN
Project GMGN is the world's first-ever dynamic, time-based music NFT single by Hwaji and Futurist Social Club. The song, along with the backdrop, will adapt and morph accordingly depending on the time the NFT is accessed.
VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE
NOTABLE NFT ART
"MASK ON"
"Mask up. Time to make the world go 'round." This animated 1-of-1 -- lovingly hand-painted frame by frame -- is Hwaji's CryptoPunk derivative art featuring Punks #2560, #4139, #8328, #7792, #3999, and #5798. It has been specially created to commemorate the PUNKISM Exhibition by Galerie IHAM.
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"THE GREAT HERDING"
"Web 3 will set you free. Follow the lotus lights to the gateway and be oust yourself from your oppressor's lands."
The Great Herding is a Metaverse Curio that consists of a gateway (metaverse object) and a landscape of torment (digital painting). The piece will only tell the full story when combined & displayed within the metaverse.
OTHER VENTURES
FSC METAVERSE GALLERY
Futurist Social Club, founded by Hwaji, operates a metaverse gallery in Voxels. It houses exhibitions that highlight artists who truly push the boundaries of their mediums, and provides a venue for web 3 musicians to host metaverse concerts.
VISIT GALLERY
VOXEL WEARABLES
Traverse the metaverse in style with some FUTURIST brand wearables, hand-crafted lovingly by Hwaji. Collab pieces with IRL streetwear brands and music labels are underway.
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PRESS ARCHIVE
INTERVIEW
T TIMES
Hwaji's interview regarding Project GMGN & The future of creator ecosystem
http://www.ttimes.co.kr/view.html?no=2022040518357733628
GUEST LECTURER
PRINCETON UNIV.
Spoke as a guest lecturer at Princeton Univ. on the subject of web 3 and the changing creator ecosystem.
March 29, 2022
ARTICLE
HYPEBEAST
Hypebeast KR on "The Award" NFT: <래퍼 화지가 ‘한국대중음악상’ 트로피를 용광로에 녹여버린 이유는?> https://hypebeast.kr/2021/8/hwaji-melted-kma-korean-music-awards-trophy-nft-artwork-release-info
ARTICLE
HYPEBEAST
Hypebeast KR on Futurist Live vol. 1: <'한국 힙합 최초 메타버스 공연'은 어떻게 펼쳐질까?> https://hypebeast.kr/2021/10/futurist-social-club-hwaji-metvaverse-korean-hiphop-concert-cryptovoxels-preview-interview
INTERVIEW
METAVERSE FORUM
Hwaji's Interview with Metaverse Forum
https://youtu.be/NYIF8R8dC80
INTERVIEW
BOOK JOURNALISM
Hwaji’s interview with BookJournalism
https://www.bookjournalism.com/talks/2456
ARTICLE
Le Parisienne
Le Parisienne article on Yeondeunghoe ("The Great Herding")
http://www.parisetudiant.com/etudiant/sortie/exposition-d-art-nft-et-visite-de-galerie-virtuelle-sur-le-theme-de-la-fete-des-lanternes-bouddhiques.html
INTERVIEW
Ghosts Project
Ghosts Project community interview
https://t.co/TpiVO8fV5T