Bran Symondson: Soldier turned Sculptor, A British artist who uses
AK47's as his medium, turning arguably the most dangerous
weapon in the world into art.
Bran served in Afghanistan
for the UK Special Forces Reserves. In his webbing, he kept a G9
Canon which he used to capture the moments whilst on patrol.
When
Bran returned to the UK, The Sunday Times commissioned him to go
back to Afghanistan but this time, not as a soldier but as a
photographer - it was on this trip Bran captured the incredible
photography of the civilians and the Afghanistan national police.
Through
his experience as a soldier and as a photographer, Bran was inspired
to create artworks using AK47 as his blank canvas.
Here
on the right, is a famous portrait Bran took of an Afghan National
Policeman. They all decorated their AK47s with flowers and stickers,
this is one of many photographs which inspired Bran's art and
now it has leaked into the NFT world.
Bran wanted to create something that wasn't all digitally
generated, he photographed each AK47 and their components, this
includes the different scopes, magazines, and even the origami
butterflies are created in Bran's studio and individually
photographed.
From the photographs, Bran and Joby; our
digital designer sat down together for weeks mapping each gun and
the traits.
Each NFT is different, whether if it's
the background, a butterfly, or a laser coming out of the barrel.
Half
of the collection is Bran's physical AK47 artworks - these 360*
real AK47 pieces can be viewed in art galleries around the world,
Bran wanted to bring quality and emotion to the NFT world and he
wants the NFT owner to feel proud and relate to the ethos of this
collection.
The narrative of this collection is about
spreading awareness of climate change, the decline of bees, world
conflicts, and protecting nature. Bran has also incorporated what
inspires him and his role models such as Bruce Lee onto some of the
classic AKs, he wanted his personality to sit within this NFT
collection.
After half a year of planning, Bran can
finally present his first NFT collection to the world. Welcome to
Kalash47
#Kalash47
I'm quite new to NFTs. How do I mint a Kalash47 NFT?
The easiest way is to download Metamask (this is basically a
decentralized wallet that holds your crypto and NFTs), and then
you need to send Ethereum to your new Metamask wallet. After
that, click the 'MINT' button on our partner website
dropspace.art once we have launched.
How do I purchase a Kalash47?
A minting button will be available at dropspace.art on our
section when we have launched.
How many Kalash47 will be minted?
A total of 2000 Kalash47 will be minted and 47 will be
reserved.
How many can I mint?
3 Kalsh47 per transaction, and you can make unlimited
transactions.
When will the Kalash47 be revealed?
The Kalash47 will be revealed shortly after public sale begins
on the announced date. Make sure to join the Discord and follow
on Twitter for the latest updates.
