Dustin Yellin’s PERSON, PLACE, or THING Sculpture
Dustin Yellin was commissioned by Nouns to create a Nounish piece of artwork. The result is PERSON, PLACE, or THING, a six-foot sculpture featuring Nouns minted during the DAO’s first year. This project showcases Yellin’s unique layered glass technique mixed with Nouns unique pixelated art.
Details
In 2022 Nouns commissioned Dustin Yellin through Proposal 48 to create PERSON, PLACE, or THING. This piece not only represents the 402 original Nouns avatars but also celebrates the interconnectedness and communal power of the DAO. Each layer of glass within the sculpture is meticulously painted, capturing Yellin’s artistic detail and vision. Yellin’s own description of the piece highlights the themes of identity, unity, and collaboration: “It’s a psychogeography—a map not of a physical place but of a conceptual world, capturing the forces that have come together to make Nouns DAO” (Read more).
Yellin then partnered with OpenSea and Friends With Benefits on an open edition set of NFT’s to commemorate the completion of this sculpture. 15% of the total proceeds from the primary sale, 4.027ETH, was donated by the artist to the Nouns DAO Treasury. Since then, the sculpture’s ownership has been transferred to the DAO and has found a home at Zero Bond, a social club in Manhattan where it will stay for 1-3 years while Yellin works on securing future locations for the artwork.
Discover more about the collaboration from Dustin himself below, or through his website where he describes the process of working with Nouns on dustinyellin.com.
Media Coverage
Below is some of the media coverage and content that came from this series of completed proposals:
In April 2022, I was commissioned by @nounsdao to create a sculpture of all 402 Nouns minted in Year One. Person, Place or Thing is now complete!
— dustin yellin (@dustinyellin) July 31, 2023
Person, Place or Thing is an all-is-one super-avatar representing the shared vision and trust between all DAO stakeholders. pic.twitter.com/4lmdLaaB0O
- nftmetria.com: Drop Persons, Places & Things – Dustin Yellin x Nouns x FWB
- nft-stats.com: Persons, Places & Things – Dustin Yellin x Nouns x FWB NFT
- nftcalendar.io: Person, Places, Things.
Dates and Funding Details
Dustin’s efforts span across four proposals to Nouns starting in May of 2022, and ending as the sculpture found its home at Zero Bond in September of 2023;
- Proposal 48: The initial proposal with a 50 ETH payment and a ~$100,000 (31ETH) donation to Pioneer Works for the sculpture commission.
- Proposal 328 & Proposal 350: Additional proposals for the completion of the artwork and transfer of Noun 245 to Dustin Yellin.
- Proposal 362: The final proposal that allocated funds for the sculpture’s transport to Zero Bond, where it continues to engage visitors.
More on the Team
Dustin Yellin, the artist behind this innovative project, is known for his Psychogeography series, which explores the relationship between individuals and their environments. Yellin is also the founder of Pioneer Works, a cultural center in Brooklyn. Through the Persons, Places & Things NFT collection, Yellin expanded this project to digital platforms, commemorating the project at events like FWB Fest and capturing the DAO’s spirit in both physical and digital forms. For a deeper dive into Dustin Yellin’s inspiration and the complete story of Person, Place, or Thing, you can read his detailed write-up here.