The Crypto Note edition consists of glass perfume flacons, the seals of which cannot be opened without breaking the glass. The puzzle regarding the smell of money can therefore only be solved by destroying value. Works of art and currencies have in common that their value is based on collective trust. Pompéry plays with the belief in a digital (virtual) currency and sets staggered prices for the flacons in the cryptocurrencies they represent, which are however subject to strong exchange rate fluctuations.
Whereas financial, cultural and social values are volatile, and cryptocurrencies even more so, one aspect remains constant: blockchain technology documents every change of ownership. Thus, the digital twin of each object has a footprint, an NFT as an uninterrupted line of provenance that may well be traceable to the end of the internet age.
