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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Damien Hirst, Locked in this Shell, 2016
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Damien Hirst, Locked in this Shell, 2016
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Damien Hirst, Locked in this Shell, 2016
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Damien Hirst U. K. , 1965

Locked in this Shell, 2016
Unique enamel paint on handmade paper
Signed, numbered, titled and stamped, on verso
comes in Heni frame designed specifically for 'The Currency' series.
20 x 30 cm (framed: 31.2 x 41.2 cm)
© Damien Hirst, Science Ltd.
Damien Hirst, Locked in this Shell, 2016
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This comes from the series called 'The Currency'. It is hand signed, microdotted, watermarked and has a hologram. These all identifiers of authenticity. The Currency, launched in July 2021, was...
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This comes from the series called 'The Currency'.
It is hand signed, microdotted, watermarked and has a hologram. These all identifiers of authenticity.

The Currency, launched in July 2021, was a collection of NFTs which correspond with original artworks by Damien Hirst. Collectors were given the choice to either keep the NFT or exchange it for the physical artwork.

Every choice made – to keep the NFT, or keep the painting – had consequences. Collectors that chose to claim a physical artwork had to burn their NFT to do so. Similarly, those who chose to keep their NFT did so knowing that the physical artwork would then be destroyed. The exchange period closed on 27 July 2022.
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bought directly from Heni NFT, who released this work.
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