# [Purchases & Prunings] July 2023

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**Published on:** 2023-08-15
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Writing and collecting are very similar. For me at least, I do both to remember. So, it makes sense to combine the two from time to time. This is the first of what I’d like to turn into a monthly retrospective that looks back at the digital works of art or other NFTs I may have bought or sold in the preceding month. Below is a brief list of what I’ve either added to my collection or pruned from it. Curating a good collection is like bonsai in the sense that it happens slowly, but surely over time, and as long as you’re [objectively] tuned into how your collection is growing, you’ll naturally be able to (and want to) thoughtfully trim, pinch back, and/or direct things in a new direction.Purchases in July 2023MC by Ben Hopper (Nifty Gateway) Metaphysical Mastermind by Limbo Universe (Nifty Gateway) Themes & Variations #127 by Vera Molnár, with Martin Grasser (Artblocks) Paraverse Parcels (Opensea)Paraverse is a project that allows unique parcel owners to create their own digital worlds atop real-world locationsI scooped 3x parcels all based in Seoul that are situated on top of the Grand Hyatt Hotel located on Namsan, a parcel that includes the Hybe HQ (KPOP mecca for insane K-Pop fans), and a parcel that includes my all-time top 3 restaurantCodeTrip #39 by Paradoxx & NineOverZero (Prohibition Art)Prunings in July 2023All sales from July were tax loss harvests. I offloaded several editions from Shepard Fairey’s DEGENERATE/REGENERATE collection that I paid far too much for back at the end of 2021 and utilized the tax loss harvest website Harvest.art to let go of a handful of pfp trash also dating back to 2021. Cover Image: “Themes & Variations #127” by Vera Molnár, in collaboration with Martin Grasser

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