**Secret Artist #11 — To the Moon** **NASA log, April 18th 2055, Mission: SoloLander** **08.23 UTC:** Technical fault detected in landing equipment. **08:35 UTC:** NASA Astronaut Dr R.K. Barrett reports failure of primary landing equipment to deploy. **08:37 UTC:** Contact with NASA Astronaut Dr R.K. Barrett lost. Azura looked down at the bloated face of NASA Astronaut Dr R.K. Barrett, distended and bruised by the vacuum of space. Such a primitive, feeble race. Bless them for trying to explore their planet’s moon while wearing those fragile spacesuits. They were always just one cracked visor away from dying an agonising death far from home. Most of her kind would have taken advantage of the spacekill laws which permitted the eating of primitive races who had died of accidental causes. However, Azura was a vegetarian and found the whole thing a bit sad. Why had he travelled here alone? She began looking through the debris that had come from the crashed pod. Most of it was uninteresting monkey mechanics, but as she sifted through it, she began hearing a faint rhythmical noise. The sound would have been inaudible to the astronaut on the moon’s surface, but Azura’s sense of hearing was far more advanced — her species could effectively *feel* sound. She found the sound’s source. Some kind of glowing headset. She pulled it over her ears and immediately gasped. What was that? Someone screaming? Wailing? A war cry? Azura shivered. No…it was music. She sat down, and felt herself drifting into a trance. **NASA log, April 18th 2055, Mission: SoloLander** **11:15 UTC:** NASA Advanced Long-range Telescope used to assess crash site. Initial pictures suggest movement, raising the possibility that the astronaut has survived. Recalibrating telescope for closer inspection. Azura was now lying on her front, absolutely mesmerised by what she was hearing. The screaming had given way to language, and though she had no idea what was being said, something about it was so beautiful. “And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear You shout and no one seems to hear. And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.” Azura considered whether this species might be more advanced than she had previously thought. Perhaps it was time to pay them a visit after all… *** (Please note that the buyer of “To the Moon” will also receive an exclusive WIP created by Secret Artist #11 in the unlockable content.) *** **The Secret Artists Project** The world of NFTs opens up new, creative opportunities for artists and also for the ecosystem that surrounds them. The Secret Artist Project works to curate innovative artists from inside and outside of the NFT community. We ask them for a piece of their work that has yet to be minted and add it anonymously to our collection. This puts the focus on the art and not the artist. We want people to buy the art simply because they love it. The Secret Artist Project has no Discord, no Telegram, no overambitious roadmap. However, there is one very special bonus you receive with your NFT from The Secret Artist Project, and that is... **The Artist** While their identity remains a mystery to everyone else, the artist's details will be revealed to you after purchasing the NFT — as if you've discovered their signature scrawled on the back of their painting. So now, you not only have the NFT to hang in your home or display in the Metaverse, you also have the opportunity to discover more of the artist’s work. In addition, by holding the NFT and discovering its secrets, you become part of The Secret Artist Project community. Those who hold secrets, hold power... **The Aims of the Secret Artist Project** — to positively impact the artist by putting their art first — to introduce new artists to the NFT space (though we have some well-known artists in our collection too!) — to promote art we love and collaborate with artists we trust *** If you have any questions, or if you’re an artist who would like to feature your artwork in the project, please go to The Secret Artist Project collection’s Opensea page for contact details/socials https://opensea.io/collection/the-secret-artist-project — The Merchant of Venus, Curator of The Secret Art Project
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Secret Artist #11 — To the Moon
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