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Freedom Lost - Still

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Description

This is an edited frame from my Maker's Place Genesis animation mint Freedom Lost. This piece I started before Roe v Wade was overturned in America , but I wasn't able to finish it until after that happened because I finally saw what I was feeling with this piece. This piece was applauded by my community and was instantly put on the front page of MakersPlace when I dropped it - which was part of my art being on the front page of OpenSea, KnownOrigin and Makersplace on the same day. I still am unsure if any other cryptoartist has achieved this accomplishment which I am still very proud of even with the issues of platforms. My art, voice and accomplishments are not dictated by the platforms that they are minted on. I mint work on platforms to gain visibility for my work as I grow. This piece also prompted Cozomo Medici to block me because I used his hashtag unknowingly he said people can't use his hashtag to shill - which is still very strange to me that an account would make a hashtag trend to highlight artists and then block artists who use it. I wasn't just using his tag to shill, in fact I rarely use the #mediciminutes tag, but I felt it important with this piece because it was a statement of my mourning of lose of bodily autonomy I cherish greatly as a survivor. Once I discovered I was blocked, I shouted out why, which lead to another community action to ask Medici to unblock me. After a day, and a few more blocks and unblocks from his team, and back channel discussions with his team from supporters of mine in which my followers and I were called "Nasty" - I and others were unblocked by Medici, rectifying his teams mistake to silence artists for trying to gain visibility. I still find it ironic a piece I was trying to get exposure for because of the loss of freedoms women were experiencing lead to me being blocked by an account even if he and his team missed the intent of the piece. Eventually - Jen - Decentralized D - purchased the piece for her Goblin Grlz collection, and if you want the original animation - you just need to burn two Goblin Grlz in exchange for it. Tysm everyone in the community who stood up for me and tysm Jen for always being supportive. // @empresstrash

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