Disused Bitcoin mining equipment is getting its value back thanks to Venezuelan artist Juliette “Juls” Garzón, who released a collection of 7 pieces that sold out in less than 72 hours.
As is known, mainly by those who work in the area, the hardware of bitcoin mining has a useful life period that comes to an end for several reasons: it loses power due to the difficulty of the network and ceases to be profitable for energy consumption, or physically deteriorates due to its use, although some reach up to more than 7 years
To give a new meaning to these equipment already in disuse, Juls Garzón intervened them with different techniques adding color and personality to create collection piecesmaking this hardware got new owners in no time.
Juls is originally from Caracas and lives in Venezuela, although she frequently travels to the United States to work on her projects. The artist studied dentistry at the university level, but she confesses that art has always been a part of her life.
From a very young age, art has always been a part of my life. Throughout it I have experienced different techniques such as painting, sculpture, goldsmithing. Many of these techniques have been self-taught, others I have studied. I am a dentist and I practiced for 5 years, but then I decided to dedicate myself to art, which is what fulfills me.
Juls Garzon, artist.
The name of the collection is bit artand in addition to Bitcoin miners, it includes other pieces, which are accompanied by a non-fungible token or NFT that each buyer receives, as Garzón explained to CriptoNoticias:
The concept of Bit Art stems from my attraction to pop art and the intention to innovate and diversify my artistic experiences, along with the idea of creating real and tangible pieces that, beyond art, have a concept that connects with those of us in the world. crypto world. Each physical work also exists as NFT and is also delivered to whoever buys the piece.
Juls Garzon, artist.
An artistic tribute to Bitcoin miners
Inside Bit Art, the collection of ASIC equipment of mining bears the name of Artminer, playing with the name of the Antminer team, from the manufacturer Bitmain.
“These are intervened Antminer S9 machines. It is a tribute to the miners who work tirelessly on Bitcoin. It is a kind of totem for many of us who have lived closely with Bitcoin », he said.
Since 2016 I ventured into the world of Bitcoin, in mining, and since then I have been involved in this topic. Seeing the mining machines, I wanted to launch a collection that was related to this world and that had a meaning beyond being a decorative piece.
I believe that antminers are machines that work day and night for many years and I think it is a good way to honor this work and give another use to those machines that later become garbage.
Juls Garzon, artist.
For its part, the miners in the Artminer collection were each sold for US$900, in less than 72 hours since its launch on May 3.
The miners have already fulfilled their function and could not be connected again to continue exercising the proof of work in the Bitcoin network, but they will be honored forever with the intervention of the Venezuelan artist, instead of being discarded.
The second part of Bit Art is called Mr. Pigcoiner, which consists of a fiberglass and resin sculpture. “He is a character that represents a traditional piggy bank that rebelled and covered his back hole to not save anymore, and start investing in Bitcoin when he realized that current currencies are devalued,” he explains.
Garzón explained that he was inspired by urban art or street art, as well as pop art, for both collections, working with automotive paint or polyester to achieve a more impeccable finish. «He has a lot of manual work of the details, also with gold leaf and crystals. For me the idea is that each piece is unique and different », he said.
The artist tells CriptoNoticias that she will continue to launch more pieces and art collections aimed at bitcoiners, inspired by decentralization.