2023

ongoing NFT series, video, duration variable

‘Nepenthe Valley’ is a vibrant and engaging virtual world by simulation artist Lawrence Lek 陆明龙 centered around themes of healing, restoration and exploration. Presented by HORIZONS - a commissioning platform exploring NFTs and the Web3 space by Singapore-based new media collective SO-FAR and acclaimed virtual gallery AORA - ‘Nepenthe Valley’ will launch at Art Dubai, March 7 2022 and run till Singapore Art Week, January 2023.

Curated by Jenn Ellis, ‘Nepenthe Valley’, is conceived as a sublime mountain landscapewhere each visitor is welcomed to discover nine resting stops, each evoking an individual harmony between architecture and nature. Experienced physically as well as digitally, the project marks the first exhibition in the new virtual HORIZONS space designed by Benni Allanof EBBA Architects.

Named after the fictional medicine for memory in Greek mythology, ‘Nepenthe Valley’ continues Lawrence Lek’s use of virtual worlds as a medium for interlocking multi-dimensional narratives.