NFT Literature meets Metaverse: Kalen Iwamoto's cryptic poetry on display with laCollection

Have you ever thought of creating NFT literary artwork using cryptographic cryptography? This is exactly what digital artist Kalen Iwamoto discovered in a new drop via laCollection, an art platform dedicated to NFTs. This innovative collection opens the door to a new form of art, proving that the digital world and human creativity can not only coexist, but also merge like never before.

Portrait of NFT literary artist Kalin Iwamoto speaking in front of a microphone on stage — Conceptual artist Kallen Iwamoto aims to innovate the niche of NFT literature with a new exhibition of cryptic poems via laCollection. Credit: Twitter

How does Kalen Iwamoto’s Literature Drop NFT work?

The beginning of 2023 brought a lot of innovations to the NFT market. The most recent example comes from Caleen Iwamoto, a digital poet and founder of the women-led TheVERSEverse NFT gallery. This time around, the artist has created 7 NFTs featuring digital pieces of literature titled “The Coining Poetry.”

For each poem, the author used custom titles and a cryptic cipher language. Of course, the tokenization associated with ETH poses some limitations; For example, users can only use the letters “a” through “f” and two numbers: 0 and 1.

Once you purchase an NFT poem, you will receive a unique key to a private digital wallet. Inside the wallet, you will find 1,000 cryptocurrencies – ERC-20 tokens created just for this pool.

In addition, cardholders will receive a physical plastic wallet that includes the entire encrypted poem. These NFT related items also contain Kalen Iwamoto’s font and signature.

All in all, this is undoubtedly a one-of-a-kind drop that may carve out the NFT hair niche. Here’s what the collectibles look like:

Digital image of an encrypted cryptographic token Literature NFT Poem by Kalen Iwamoto — The online exhibition of Kalen Iwamoto’s NFT Collection of Critical Poetry is available via laCollection.

What is laCollection?

Founded in 2021, laCollection is a leading NFT art gallery aiming to connect artists and institutions with passionate collectors. The list of platform partners includes Sorare, Level-Up, and ArtNova to name a few.

So far, laCollection has brought many traditional artifacts into the Web3 world as well. For example, the company has teamed up with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts to drop off rare 19th-century French paintings as NFTs. Given the promising growth of the NFT market this year, literary NFTs such as Kalen Iwamoto’s cryptic poems may bring prestige to a new dimension.