Al3xand3rs

Artwork title: Al3xand3rs A collaborative artwork by WHA and YUSAYMON Collection title: WHAtlas 0f Xpl0r3rs ░▒▓█ mapping the pioneers “ WHAtlas 0f Xpl0r3rs ░▒▓█ ” is a collaborative NFT series curated by WHA, celebrating the boundless spirit of exploration that fuels both art and innovation. Inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and Caspar David Friedrich’s “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog”, the project bridges past and future, where the romantic quest for discovery meets the new digital frontier. This collaboration collection is a tribute to adventure, curiosity, risk, and transformation, honoring the fearless pioneers who expanded the boundaries of the known world across science, art, and thought. Like Friedrich’s wanderer, these explorers stand at the threshold between the self and the infinite. Their turned backs are not gestures of isolation, but invitations, opening a shared horizon and dissolving the line between observer and creator. We are invited to stand beside them, to see what they see, to witness, together, the unfolding future. At the same time, the collection reflects on the new frontier of cryptoart, positioning today’s artists as explorers of our digital age. It asks what it means to venture into the unknown, and calls upon the Al3xand3rs of tomorrow to continue mapping what lies beyond. Explorer honored in this creation: Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859, Germany) Alexander von Humboldt was a visionary naturalist, geographer, and explorer whose journeys through the Americas redefined humanity’s relationship with nature. His pioneering idea of the world as an interconnected system laid the foundations of modern ecology and inspired generations of scientists, artists, and thinkers. This NFT celebrates Humboldt’s indomitable spirit of exploration, his curiosity, courage, and sense of wonder. The original poem “Al3xand3rs” by WHA forms an integral part of the artwork, enriching its symbolism and unveiling, the words interwoven within the visual piece. Poem: Al3xand3rs by WHA Al3xand3rs ev3ryth1ng 1s 1nt3ract10n human natur3 must b3 p3rc31v3d th3 c0d3 0f natur3 1s wa1t1ng t0 b3 1nt3rpr3t3d and pr3s3rv3d c0l0r by c0d3 h3 chart3d th3 w0rld n0t w1th maps but w1th cur10s1ty as c0mpass w3 n33d m0r3 w3 n33d th3 Al3xand3rs th3 s33k3rs th3 3c0l0g1sts fr0m v0lcan0s t0 r1v3rs th3 sam3 3ch0 xpl0r3 d0cum3nt und3rstand l3t’s draw n3w maps n0t 0n parchm3nt 0r pap3r but 0n m3m0ry f0r th3 futur3 r3b00t cur10s1ty upl0ad kn0wl3dg3 sav3-as natur3 ░▒▓█ b3y0nd m0unta1ns thr0ugh scr33ns l3t’s augm3nt 0ur r3al1ty and r3v3al1ng all c0nt1nu3 mapp1ng th3 1nf1n1t3 n0t t0 c0nqu3r but t0 und3rstand