MELT

MELT is a dynamic NFT collection by New York-based photographer Tommy Kwak, featuring 1/1 drone photography of icebergs in Greenland. But this project is not just a collection of static images... they are living and breathing pieces, coded to dynamically change based off real-time climate data. Through Playground's dynamic metadata protocol, the icebergs in MELT will disintegrate as global temperatures increase.

The data at the source of the NFTs is the global average temperature above pre-industrial levels referenced in the Paris Climate Accords in 2015. In this international treaty, the long-term goal is to keep the rise in global temperatures under 2°C, which is often seen as the "point of no return" where climate effects will be catastrophic and irreversible. Current global temperatures above pre-industrial levels is 1.1°C which forms the starting point of these NFTs.

As temperatures increase to 1.2°C, 1.3°C, and beyond, the images will show a diminished and melted iceberg, until 2°C degrees, where it will completely disappear. The image shifts could take years, possibly decades to happen or not happen at all. The collection aims to highlight both the beauty of icebergs and devastation of climate effects through the intersection of art and blockchain technology.

MELT is a collaboration between Tommy Kwak and Playground Labs, with support from Art on Avax. This project was created as part of Art on Avax's Avaissance artist-in-residence program mentored by photographer Dave Krugman.

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