The world’s first “invisible” sculpture sold for an unbelievable price of 422 million VND

An “invisible” sculpture created by Italian artist Salvatore Garau was recently acquired by a private collector who paid a whopping 15,000 euros (~422 million VND) for it in the past year. an auction.

If you’re one of those people who can’t understand why someone would pay a fortune for things like in-game skins, selling Salvatore Garau’s immaterial sculpture is really mind boggling. you feel confused.

Titled “I am”, the invisible artwork essentially represents a void, an empty space filled with the energy of the sculpture. Sounds like something that interests you? Probably not. It’s up to you, though, because someone got interested and paid 12k euros (15k including the right to bid) earlier this month.

Wondering what the new owner of this invisible sculpture will get for the money? If we are talking about tangible things, he or she will receive a certificate of authenticity proving that “I am” is the property of the buyer.

So, how does one keep an invisible sculpture? The artist suggests storing the artwork in a special room, in an unobstructed space, approximately 150 × 150 cm in size. Special lighting and climate control are at the discretion of the owner, as “I am” is immaterial…

“The successful results of the auction testify to an indisputable fact: the void is a space full of energy, and even if we empty it and nothing remains, according to the principle Heisenberg’s uncertainty, nothingness also has weight,” says Salvatore Garau.

“Therefore, it has energy that condenses and transforms itself into particles, within us! When I decide to ‘display’ an immaterial sculpture in a certain space, that space focuses a certain amount and density of thought on a precise point, creating a work of art. sculpture that only from the title will take the most diverse forms. After all, aren’t we shaping a god we’ve never seen before?”

Garau considers his invisible sculpture a perfect metaphor of our time. It is obviously not only unique and non-renewable, but also has no impact on the environment.

Reference: OC