Tezos

Whoever's is the soil, it is theirs all the way to Heaven & all the way to Hell

Creator

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Description

Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos [whoever's is the soil, it is theirs all the way to Heaven and all the way to Hell] is a 13th-century principle of property law that is still regarded as the basis of modern property law. Taken to its logical extreme, the 'ad coelum' doctrine means that land ownership extends all the way to the center of the Earth. This artwork reconciles this logic with the international borders of Ukraine and the radius of our entire planet. The resulting interactive form is Ukraine in 3D tilted to the correct latitude in respect to the Earth's polar axis & rotating in the same direction as Earth as a whole. The Earth's axial tilt is not factored in, but anyone can turn the model by 23.5 degrees for a perfectly accurate (although in my opinion less beautiful) scientific diagram of how Ukraine exists in space. The texture applied to the surface of this digital artwork is that of a chemical element called 'gallium'. Ukraine has one of the worlds biggest gallium reserves. The element is used in the manufacturing of integrated circuits, LCD-screens & photovoltaic cells for solar panels. The absurdity of the isolated conical shape implies the rest of the globe – though the focus is on Ukraine, the artwork embodies a planetary perspective. Russia's attack on Ukraine is not just an attack at a single nation state, but rather at peace worldwide.

Token

Contract: KT1Mub...pmEd
Token ID: 42

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