Sea of Redemption: Pink River Dolphin #1000

Shezad Dawood (b.1974), Sea of Redemption, Pink River Dolphin #1000, 2023. Expanded NFT: ERC-721 (NFT) + redeemable for polychrome sculpture, approximately 40 x 40 x 20 cm. Redemption cost (approx.): USD 30,000. Redeem at zien.io.

Unperturbed by limits to their locomotion, the Mermes—slimy, blinking stowaways—promiscuously hitched rides, with, and on, everything from animal carapaces to animist deities.