Strijdom van der Merwe has gained global renown for his land art created with sand, water, wood, rocks, and stone. His work makes a statement about our relationship with the land and is informed by an open dialogue with sites and spaces. With support from a Pollock-Krasner grant, Strijdom has embarked on a project to create a new work of land art each week over an entire year. The digital originals of these works will be available for purchase at Strijdom52.com on the 31st of March 2022. Patrons who own such a work will have full and exclusive rights to the original, from which they may create their own prints or editions for personal or commercial use. The 52-week project will conclude with a gala event at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch, to which all owners of Strijdom originals are invited.

A live stream of the 52 Collection launch event at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch. Visit https://www.strijdom52.com/ to purchase your NFT. -- Strijdom van der Merwe has gained global renown for his land art created with sand, water, wood, rocks, and stone. His work makes a statement about our relationship with the land and is informed by an open dialogue with sites and spaces. With support from a Pollock-Krasner grant, Strijdom has embarked on a project to create a new work of land art each week over an entire year. The digital originals of these works will be available for purchase at Strijdom52.com on the 31st of March 2022. Patrons who own such a work will have full and exclusive rights to the original, from which they may create their own prints or editions for personal or commercial use. The 52-week project will conclude with a gala event at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch, to which all owners of Strijdom originals are invited.

Fanfire hosted the launch of Strijdom van der Merwe's 52 Collection at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch on Thursday 31 March 2022. All 10 NFTs in the Launch Collection sold out before conclusion of the event. --- About the Collection: Strijdom van der Merwe has gained global renown for his land art created with sand, water, wood, rocks, and stone. His work makes a statement about our relationship with the land and is informed by an open dialogue with sites and spaces. With support from a Pollock-Krasner grant, Strijdom has embarked on a project to create a new work of land art each week over an entire year. The digital originals of these works will be available for purchase at Strijdom52.com on the 31st of March 2022. Patrons who own such a work will have full and exclusive rights to the original, from which they may create their own prints or editions for personal or commercial use. The 52-week project will conclude with a gala event at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch, to which all owners of Strijdom originals are invited.

A little bit more about Gert-Jan van Rooyen, CEO of Fanfire and former Chair of IOT at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.