# afterfile.eth By [afterfile.eth](https://paragraph.com/@afterfile) · 2021-11-18 --- ![https://afterfile.eth.limo/](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1f8e2f155b7da8dc83c609558575f51d6626c3145a15c4c2fdbe382da8d7e3d9.png) https://afterfile.eth.limo/ In the **cyberdelic medium of the web3 technology** lies a dark place, a haunted graveyard of the **Ethereum blockchain**. Tokens that get burned (destroyed) are sent to that cursed place. When one wants to **destroy an NFT**, be it because of **anger, hate, sadness, incompetence, fear** or just to **manipulate** the market price of the remaining pieces of a collection, one can send it to the _Burn address_ - `0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD` * * * When you try to dig deep, archaeologically investigating the stories of the past, searching for the **hidden truth** that no one wanted you to see, you can find pieces of a larger mosaic of former happenings; all leading to real events that made the **history of the cryptoart movement**. * * * Some pieces of the mosaic have more value than others since they **tell the tale** of formation of the movement that is changing the future by **emancipating artists** from all over the world while at the same time preserving the cypherpunk tradition of our **cryptographic fathers and mothers**. And on the other side battling (or taking advantage) of the **dazzling monetary gains** the enormous growth of NFTs has caused. // _Others are sometimes deliberately hidden._ * * * But what if you could bring the dead to life and let them reveal the **stories of the past**? What if you could **resurrect an NFT** and become an owner of an art piece that was destroyed? _How much is that piece worth?_ _Is it the same as its original look-alike? The artwork is identical... Is it worth more since it has an 'extra layer of story'? Or is it worth less since it's an "original duplicate"? What if the token itself is the art…_ _Is it even allowed to exist without the authors approval might some ask?_ * * * In the **spirit of open-source bleeding-edge blockchain innovation** things happen extremely fast - blink and you might miss a new discovery. On the 8th of October [dhof](https://twitter.com/dhof/status/1446502086850621451) had an idea that he put on Twitter about a collectible that '[resurrects](https://twitter.com/dhof/status/1446504602577383426)' dead NFTs. Two versions were **immediately coded** - one by [shahruz](https://twitter.com/shahruz/status/1446519581716070408) with infinite copies of a dead NFT and one with a **unique copy**. * * * Immediately intrigued by the idea, we started experimenting with the **1/1** version by [m1guelpf](https://twitter.com/m1guelpf/status/1446511619090026496) (published on [github](https://github.com/m1guelpf/necromint)) and minting began. // _Mint nr.1 - wow, nice! Feels like magic_ We were drawn in and couldn't resist the _necromancy_ and minted a few more pieces. * * * The exciting part was finding all kinds of individual wallets, PFP project contracts and such then **digging deep and analyzing the ERC-721 transactions** that went from those wallets to the _Burn address_. Checked some dead NFTs via Rarible web interface (OpenSea had some broken previews) to see how they look and if we like them. We decided for a few that we feel are important to live in the afterlife and necrominted them. Still minting... * * * Now we have pieces of art that even the artists or collectors themselves don't know we own. Because they **thought they were gone**/destroyed/burned. **// This opens up a lot of questions and reveals some mysteries.** These artist/collectors knew perfectly well that they are **minting on a permissionless, decentralized network** and that their work will **live forever**. Unless they burn it. Which some of them did. * * * But now we can resurrect those pieces. And they _sure_ have some stories to tell! * * * That is why we welcome you to visit the first gallery in mankind's history hosting only dead NFTs and see what was destined to be hidden. You are invited to buy/comment/share and take part in this first of it's kind experiment. * * * This whole project is an **artistic expression** of the powers of decentralized systems and a provoking experiment to open up the dialogue about, and play with, the concepts of **immutability of blockchain, permanence of art, ownership,** de/**centralization, value, social dynamics and technology**. * * * Let's say we can monetize these dead works - then they could be used to cover the gas costs for future necromints and distributed to artists, former owner(s), the coders themselves (m&p), incentivize other similar experiments or anything else that could be decided with a potential future DAO... * * * If you have any suggestions or a desire to contribute and collaborate be sure to get in touch and we'll do it together. Welcome to the [**afterfile**](https://oncyber.io/afterfile) * * * [https://oncyber.io/afterfile](https://oncyber.io/afterfile) * * * `website`: [afterfile.eth.limo](https://afterfile.eth.limo/) `gallery`: [oncyber.io/afterfile](https://oncyber.io/afterfile) `Twitter`: [@afterfile](https://twitter.com/afterfile) `ETH address`: [afterfile.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/afterfile.eth) `Open Sea`: [opensea.io/afterfile.eth](https://opensea.io/afterfile.eth) `Rarible`: [rarible.com/afterfile](https://rarible.com/afterfile) `authors`: [elesid](https://twitter.com/elesidd), [kript0mat](https://twitter.com/kript0mat) & [Phrankie Phunning Jr.](https://twitter.com/phunk7607) * * * ![afterfile has the trash @ https://afterfile.eth.limo/](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/df2148b4e438505ed6efe02f6998c5d09b705e4ca78c50d1635e50485de8d5d9.png) afterfile has the trash @ https://afterfile.eth.limo/ * * * --- *Originally published on [afterfile.eth](https://paragraph.com/@afterfile/afterfile-eth)*