Dere's 'Decadance series' captures the essence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the parallel digital transformation. Comprising seven distinct stamp designs, the series critiques the evolving role of stamps in both traditional and digital contexts. By blending digital design with physical stamps, the artist critiques modern life, transforming concepts like COVID-19 and quarantine into symbols of currency and digital tokens. The series highlights the use of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) as both a modern form of art and a critique of how digital and physical worlds intersect.
Decadans reimagines stamps through digital collage and montage techniques, drawing parallels with NFTs that share qualities with physical stamps: aesthetic appeal, limited availability, material value, and evolving significance. By transforming stamps into NFTs, the artist connects the past with the present, raising critical questions about the circulation of traditional objects in a digital age. The shift from Bitcoin imagery to the COVID Coin NFT represents a new reality centered around digital tokens.
The artwork's exploration of NFTs and traditional stamps critiques the transition from physical to digital currency systems. The unique hidden codes embedded in each NFT symbolically shift from a physical artifact to a blockchain-based collection. Through this series, the artist offers a provocative commentary on a post-pandemic world defined by digital interaction, distance, and real-time exchanges.







