In 2019, artist Lans King had an NTAG216 NFC microchip capsule implanted in his left hand by Jowan Österlund of BioHax International in Helsingborg, Sweden. Stored on the microchip capsule is a cryptographic code that represents an Ethereum blockchain registry of the artist-self.
King will consistently maintain a microchip in his hand for the duration of his life. Collectors will have access to the artist’s geolocation and biometric information, continuously upgraded with the latest technologies, through a dynamic, programmable, visual NFT on an encrypted domain. In
Terms of Use, the microchip is the key element of conceptual artwork. King’s biomedical information, location and other private metrics are exposed on full display.