Digital art after the fire.

The current state of affairs in the digital art (NFT) Space is not ideal.

There is very little oxygen at the moment. Only the very top layer of artists seems to be moving actual money, while the space for growth, discovery, and experimentation feels increasingly narrow.

This is probably due, at least in part, to the fact that the underlying technology is still out of reach for many people. Not only technically, but emotionally too. Wallets, chains, scams, security, jargon, the whole ecosystem can feel intimidating before you even get to the art.

The PFP Ape/Punk bubble has exploded, even if those collections remain among the most traded assets. Meanwhile, the real digital art sector is still struggling to emerge from the ashes.

But this does not mean the space is dead.

Far from it.

There is still an active community creating, collecting, supporting, arguing, experimenting, and building together. This worldwide, precursor, tech-savvy collective is one of the most interesting groups of humans I have ever encountered.

I love the multidisciplinary, open-minded, and diverse conversations we have in the Space (unfortunately still mostly happening on damn X). I have digitally met incredible people, and many of those online connections have turned into real friendships.

What keeps me believing, though, is something very simple: collecting digital art is fun.

Not theoretically fun. Actually fun. Immediate, affordable, personal, addictive.

That part cannot remain invisible forever. Not in a world where people are constantly looking for new forms of entertainment, identity, culture, and connection.

The speculative fever had to burn out first, yes, it was insane and out of proportion, but the ashes are exactly where the real digital art movement begins.

See you on the other side.