Sébastien Devaud, better known in the Web3 space as Agoria, is a multidisciplinary artist who wears many hats. He is a DJ, composer, record producer and digital artist known for his science-based generative works, also called BioGenArt, that feel like living organisms.
Agoria is now expanding even further into the digital world through a partnership with The Sandbox, which combines several of his worlds into one, including digital art, physical experiences and his love of music.
Agoria x The Sandbox
On the official HeyMint page, The Sandbox describes the AGORIANS Avatar Collection as “the first-ever Web3 avatar collection that brings to life the deeper meaning of duality through dynamic appearances,” as the avatar transforms every six hours, adapting to the day. or night.
The collection will be brought to life through a variety of accompanying quests and prizes, including a collection of over 100,000 SAND tokens up for grabs. Characters in the Agorian collection have a diverse set of traits and particularly support LGBTQ+ and minority communities, as part of Agoria’s vision to create a “safe space for the transcendence of our virtual selves.”
Speaking to nft now, Agoria explained how the collaboration came about in the first place, stating that “Sebastien Borget, the co-founder, started collecting my pieces on SuperRare and Foundation in 2021. With his partner Arthur, they invited me to play for the Sandbox shows at NFC Lisbon and Cannes Film Festival – we had so much fun!”
Agoria further reiterated that Bertrand Levy, the CEO of The Sandbox, loved his vision of merging art, science, music and fun in the metaverse and gave the go-ahead for it.
One week before {𝑨𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔} gets the movie ❤️🔥
{Agorians} will be the first-ever Web3 avatar collection to implement an automatic appearance transformation to reflect the actual time of day 👥🧬
A snapshot has been made for my collectors🕺
The admission list can… pic.twitter.com/bXIravCcGa
— {agoria} (@agoriamusic) August 22, 2023
Inspirations: “How many lives will you live?” – Agoria
Speaking about the dynamic nature of the avatars in the collaboration and the inspiration behind it, Agoria said, “I am a night bird – I slept during the day and partied at night.”
“What I realized is that we have many personalities, but the night is the closest to your true self,” he explained, adding, “People are more sincere at night than they are during the day. During the day your boss is watching you, you have things to honor, you have a duty, you are shaped by an algorithm.
The artist went on to state that as night falls, there is seemingly less of a barrier to the true self and people are better able to show who they are at their core. It is for this reason that Agoria decided that his avatars at The Sandbox will be “dual”, reflecting his views and experiences with human nature.
2/ You have proven that you love art, music, science, party and fun! Day and night!
Thus, your avatars will be several!
They will have one life, but two bodies.
They change around the clock 🕰️{agorians} are not 1/1, they are 2/1!
Be ready to be more than yourself!
More details… pic.twitter.com/esUYTwPsDP
— {agoria} (@agoriamusic) August 14, 2023
“When I came up with my idea of {One Life Two Bodies} and wondered what is real, what is virtual, The Sandbox introduced me to Julien Carbon, a fantastic screenwriter. I wanted to design a game that could not exist in the physical world, but above all be a place where body and mind, physical and digital, can be reconciled,” said Agoria, expressing his hopes for the collaboration.
He added: “We came up with the mandala idea to build the whole experience. A place to unite, to connect on a deeper level. One thing I definitely love is our day-to-day collaboration; to be creative means to be surrounded and inspired by brilliant minds.”
Agoria admitted that navigating the connections between the physical and digital is a relatively new field for him, but he is excited about it. Aspects he says he is particularly looking forward to include quests and prizes that activate physical rewards for users, including lifetime VIP access to his shows, exclusive access to upcoming BioGenArt exhibitions, and more.
Those looking to score an avatar from the AGORIANS Avatar Collection will have to wait until public coin on August 30th or meet one of the criteria listed in Agoria’s X post below for inclusion in early access on August 29th.
{Agorians} 👥
Learn more about (your) our very first dynamic avatars collection @TheSandboxGame
You will be granted privileged access to the admission list if you:
1/1 holders
200 #tezos Scoreboard
200 {comp-nd} leaderboard
{Compend-AI} Holders
{Coutures} holders
{Agorians}… pic.twitter.com/5DkvCVXl1F— {agoria} (@agoriamusic) August 15, 2023
While you wait
Since patience isn’t too prevalent in the Web3 space, we thought we’d give you something from Agoria for you to check out right now. A dynamic artwork and collaboration with HOFA that follows in the footsteps of Refik Anadol.
About the piece, Agoria said: “I’ve been playing in Scorpios Mykonos for a few years now, my haven, my haven. It’s like a living, breathing entity – a philosophy, a family, a connection to something deeper,” adding: “I was very grateful to be able to combine both of my disciplines for art and music! There you mainly follow the path of Ser Refik Anadaol. What an honor!”
Agoria further explained that the piece is intended to raise awareness of “the dangers surrounding our oceans and ecosystems.”
7/ {Bohem-IA} series follows the path of the icons @refikanadol @ivonatau @orkhan_art drops🧬❤️🔥🙏🏻
Drops August 24 Exclusive at https://t.co/HnjWGK03Qf
Whitelisted now via HOFA DAO Discordhttps://t.co/RT9xhKcGmK pic.twitter.com/O0u4VwpHxD
— {agoria} (@agoriamusic) August 20, 2023