Episodes

  • In this final episode of the RAW Review, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah, also know as Ava Silvery. Akosua is an internationally exhibited and published German-Ghanaian visual artist currently based in Zürich, Switzerland. Works from her project Behold The Ocean have been collected by RAW DAO and she is also a member of CyberbaatDAO. We cover a lot of ground in this episode: our reflections on the arts education system and what it didn’t prepare us for, her father’s background as a software engineer and how it led her to blockchain technology, the promises and shortcomings of web3 and NFTs as a model for sustainably funding artists… and even horse girls.

    Topics Discussed:

    Düsseldorf Academy

    The pitfalls of art school

    Horse Girls and Heartland

    Behold the Ocean

    RAW DAO

    The promise of web3

    Blindness as a disability

    The spectrum of decentralization in DAOs

    New models for funding artists

    CyberbaatDAO

    MirrorDAO

    Chapters:

    00:01:32 Ava discovering photography

    00:04:00 Ava’s experience studying art in Germany

    00:05:59 Reflecting on the experience of formal arts education

    00:07:00 The disconnect between artists and profs + making ends meet after graduation

    00:12:05 Living in Switzerland and Horse Girls

    00:16:40 Behold the Ocean

    00:19:27 The success of typologies in NFT photography

    00:22:25 Expectations for selling out collections in the space and

    00:23:45 Ava’s dad telling her about web3 before she knew what web2 was

    00:27:09 Being open to new forms of technology, blindness & parallels between Ava & Brileigh

    00:33:02 Crowdfunding Behold the Ocean vs relying on grants

    00:39:20 Is web3 fulfilling its promise?

    00:45:14 What is CyberbaatDAO

    00:48:24 Traditional organization models vs DAOs

    00:53:03 DAO is a sexy word and the spectrum of decentralization

    00:57:56 DAOs raising the bar for what people working in the arts should be compensated for vs traditonal workplace models

    01:00:00 Universal basic income

    01:03:02 What are we trying to achieve with NFT photography

    01:04:00 Projects in the pipeline for Ava

    Follow Akosua on Twitter: @AvaSilvery

    Behold the Ocean website: beholdtheocean.com

    RAW DAO website: www.rawdao.xyz

    Follow RAW on Twitter: @therawdao

    Join RAW DAO Discord: discord.gg/rawdao

    Follow Matthew on Twitter @0xmatthewb

    Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh

    Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Engineering: Matthew Brooks

    Music: Sam Cronenberg

    Cover art: Sam Cronenberg

  • In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Alejandro Cartagena, founding member of RAW DAO as well as the co-founder of Obscura and Fellowship Trust. Alejandro shares his story of becoming a photographer and paving the way for other artists through Fellowship and Obscura. We also discuss the Magnum Photos 75th anniversary NFT collection which he curated and five pieces of which were recently acquired by RAW DAO. As one of the most active members of the NFT photography community, Alejandro has lots to share about onboarding traditional artists to the NFT space, developing new models to sustainably fund artists, and his advice for new photographers trying to find success in the space.
    Topics Discussed:Alejandro's story of discovering photography and becoming a successful artist
    Building community with Fellowship and Obscura
    Developing sustainable funding models for artists
    Alejandro's advice for photographers trying to find success in the space
    Chapters:00:01:49 The Alejandro origin story before becoming a photographer
    00:03:44 Alejandro’s entry to photography
    00:09:29 Alejandro’s journey to becoming an established artist
    00:15:04 The birth of Carpoolers
    00:19:29 Alejandro discovering NFTs and Foundation
    00:26:32 Building community with Fellowship and Obscura
    00:36:31 The curation process at Fellowship
    00:40:25 Centralized vs. decentralized curation models
    00:42:06 How Fellowship and Obscura’s missions are different
    00:42:52 Developing sustainable models for funding artists
    00:46:47 Artists marketing their work and what it really means to build community
    00:51:09 Magnum Photos 75 NFT Collection
    00:53:20 Magnum entering the NFT space and what this signals
    00:56:34 The value of work by NFT native artists vs. traditional artists
    00:59:43 The parallels between NFTs and the early days of digital photography
    01:03:56 Alejandro’s advice for photographers trying to find success in the space
    01:06:12 What’s next for Alejandro
    Relevant links:Follow Alejandro on Twitter: @halecar2
    Follow Obscura on Twitter: @obscuradao
    Follow Fellowship Trust on Twitter: @fellowshiptrust
    RAW DAO website: www.rawdao.xyz
    Follow RAW on Twitter: @therawdao
    Join RAW DAO Discord: discord.gg/rawdao
    Follow Matthew on Twitter @0xmatthewb
    Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh
    Credits:Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle
    Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle
    Engineering: Matthew Brooks
    Music: Sam Cronenberg
    Cover art: Sam Cronenberg

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  • In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Carlo Van de Roer. Carlo is a founding member of RAW DAO and the co-founder of Satellite Lab, a creative studio developing innovative lighting technologies for photography and filmmaking. In this episode, Carlo tells us about how he got involved with NFTs, the story behind his project September 20 which inspired the RAW logo, and his galaxy brain lighting technology PlateLight that allows users to retroactively control light after footage has been shot.

    Topics discussed:

    September 20

    Satellite Lab

    Modulator One Collection

    Modulator One Video

    RAW DAO

    The Portrait Machine Project

    Chapters:

    00:01:00 Carlo’s entry to photography

    00:03:45 September 20 project

    00:07:15 The process of September 20

    00:10:03 September 20 Set 1 #1 and the RAW logo

    00:11:24 Carlo joining RAW DAO at its formation

    00:13:58 Carlo and collecting NFTs

    00:14:41 Carlo’s relationship to selling and collecting in web3

    00:19:45 Satellite Lab

    00:22:26 Satellite Lab’s first invention Dynamic Light

    00:25:04 Platelight, Satellite Lab’s second invention

    00:27:57 Modulator One

    00:32:27 Pushing the boundaries of photography through smart contracts and NFTs

    00:35:25 The Portrait Machine Project

    00:38:38 Carlos interest in new and obsolescent technologies

    00:39:28 Carlo and future projects

    Carlo’s website: http://www.vanderoer.com

    Follow Carlo on Twitter: @Carlo_VandeRoer

    RAW DAO website: www.rawdao.xyz

    Follow RAW on Twitter: @therawdao

    Join RAW DAO Discord: discord.gg/rawdao

    Follow Matthew on Twitter @0xmatthewb

    Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh

    Credits:

    Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Engineering: Matthew Brooks

    Music: Sam Cronenberg

    Cover art: Sam Cronenberg

  • In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Shane Lavalette. Shane is a founding artist of RAW DAO, the former director of non-profit organization Lightwork, and one of the co-founders of Assembly, which is a gallery, agency, and creative studio supporting visual artists from around the world. Today, we’ll talk with Shane about how he got involved with NFTs, the story behind Assembly, and his collection One Sun, One Shadow which was recently acquired by RAW DAO.

    Topics discussed:

    Layflat

    Lightwork

    Assembly

    RAW DAO

    One Sun, One Shadow

    #28 One Sun, One Shadow

    #23 One Sun, One Shadow

    Chapters:

    00:00:57 Shane’s entry to photography

    00:03:47 Artists Shane was inspired by

    00:05:37 Layflat & interest in publishing

    00:08:15 Photobook as a medium for photography

    00:10:46 Lightwork and how Shane got involved

    00:15:33 Traditional art world vs NFT space

    00:16:53 Shane discovering NFTs, and co-founding Assembly

    00:20:06 Where the name Assembly comes from

    00:21:27 Assembly in the physical and the digital

    00:23:58 Challenges onboarding traditional artists into Assembly

    00:29:24 Finding artists in web3 that we knew from the photo world

    00:31:50 Shane and RAW DAO

    00:35:30 Curating, and RAW’s community approach to collecting art

    00:37:54 One Sun, One Shadow

    00:41:12 The story behind image #28 from One Sun, One Shadow

    00:43:43 Quite photographs with tension and image #23 from One Sun, One Shadow

    00:46:13 Shane’s relationship to the American South while moving from the North to the South

    00:48:27 The importance of building community in the NFT space

    00:53:11 Reflecting on Shane’s career and practice, thinking about the value of NFTs

    00:56:48 Collectors in NFT space vs collectors in the traditional art world

    01:00:52 Shane’s future plans

    Shane’s website: www.shanelavalette.com

    Follow Shane on Twitter: @shanelavalette

    Assembly website: assembly.art

    Follow Assembly on Twitter: @AssemblyCurated

    RAW DAO Website: www.rawdao.xyz

    Follow RAW on Twitter: @therawdao

    Join RAW DAO Discord: discord.gg/rawdao

    Follow Matthew on Twitter @0xmatthewb

    Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh

    Credits:

    Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Engineering: Matthew Brooks

    Music: Sam Cronenberg

    Cover art: Sam Cronenberg

  • In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Justin Aversano. Justin is a founding artist of RAW DAO and the creator of Twin Flames, a series of photographs of 100 twins from around the world made in honour of his twin who passed away in utero. Launched in February 2021, Twin Flames has since become the highest selling NFT photography collection of all time. Justin is also the founder of SaveArtSpace, a non-profit that brings artists’ work to public space through commercial billboards, and Quantum which is a curated NFT platform and IRL gallery, co-working, and community space.

    In this episode, we talk with Justin about studying photography and how he almost became a doctor, the story of Twin Flames and how it lead to the formation of RAW DAO and Quantum, and his latest project Smoke and Mirrors.

    Topics discussed:

    Twin Flames - 100 Twin Portraits on OpenSea

    Twin Flames #49 auction at Sotheby's

    Twin Flames #49 on PartyBid

    SaveArtSpace

    Quantum Art

    Quantum Space LA

    Smoke and Mirrors - 78 Tarot Portraits on OpenSea

    Smoke and Mirrors - Physical Tarot Scrolls on OpenSea

    Chapters:

    00:01:26 Justin discovering photography

    00:03:51 Story of Twin Flames

    00:06:05 Justin finding NFTs

    00:11:13 Value of community building

    00:14:41 Reflections on art school

    00:16:08 Twin Flames #49

    00:20:24 What makes RAW different than a traditonal art collection?

    00:21:46 RAW’s Community Curation model

    00:22:23 Quantum

    00:24:44 Quantum IRL

    00:25:32 NFTs as the digital twin of the physical reality - balancing both

    00:29:06 The tension between community and greed in the NFT market

    00:31:15 Smoke and Mirrors

    00:33:33 Artists and mysticism

    00:34:42 Tarot, and photography’s relationship to interpretation

    00:36:51 Twindom, duality, chance, and interconnectedness in Justin’s life

    Justin's website: justinaversano.com

    Follow Justin on Twitter: @justinaversano

    RAW DAO website: rawdao.xyz

    Follow RAW DAO on Twitter: @theRAWdao

    Join RAW DAO Discord: discord.gg/rawdao

    Follow Matthew on Twitter: @0xmatthewb

    Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh

    Credits:

    Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

    Engineering: Matthew Brooks

    Music: Sam Cronenberg

    Cover art: Sam Cronenberg