According to the records kept by Lunar Codex, this is the first Malaysian artwork physically archived on the moon as engraving and digital hardcopy. Two versions of this is on the moon.
The first:
On 2nd March 2025 it landed on the Mare Crisium region of the moon with the MoonMars selection inside the Lifeship capsule onboard the Blue Ghost Mission 1.
The second:
In July 2026 The Astrobotics Griffin will be launched to the Nobile Region at the lunar South Pole, near Mons Mouton. The artwork is part of the Lunar Codex cultural preservation selection.
This NFT is for the version that's going to the moon with Lunar Codex.
The version that's with MoonMars is available through MoonMars Museum.
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'Who Wants To Live Forever?' explores the thought about how our physical bodies may get augmented to replace broken down born-with parts.
Inevitably our brains will also deteriorate but what then? Does it also get replaced with a synthetic copy? Do we really live on or is it just a digital copy of our recorded personality?
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Pen and ink on paper, scanned into Photoshop CS6 for painting. Artwork was created in 2023.
News features:
https://juiceonline.com/choen-lee-lunar-lander
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/02/13/local-artist-choen-lees-work-blasts-off-to-the-moon
https://theartworldpost.com/questioning-reality-the-art-of-choen-lee
Seni Nusantara record at Art Facts: https://artfacts.net/exhibition/asian-invasion:-seni-nusantara-art-from-the-archipelago/1145814
