Turkish photographer Rızacan Fabric’s NFT work titled “Panoramic Portraits” was exhibited by Sotheby’s, one of the most respected auction houses in the world, at the Natively Digital auction between 14-21 October.
Fabric became the first Turkish photographer to feature NFT works on this prestigious platform, with the “Panoramic Portraits” purchased by the world-famous collector Pransky and offered for sale at Sotheby’s.
Photographer Fabric started traveling abroad as part of the “Silk Road Crossing” project in 2017 and took interesting photographs.
Fabric, which has also signed projects such as “Shiite Muslims”, “Afghan Basti Refugee Camp”, “Gay Bar in Thailand” and “Buddhist Monastery School and Orphanage”, has attracted the attention of NFT collectors by transferring its frames to digital platforms such as SuperRare, OpenSea and Foundation.
According to Fabric, the NFT sector is a new era for photography. In fact, it is a new field not only for photography, but for all people engaged in art.
“I never thought my photos would be exhibited at Sotheby’s”
Saying that he never thought that his photographs would be exhibited at Sotheby’s, the fabric gave the following statements;
Stating that fraud in the art world will be eliminated thanks to NFTs, Yaprak noted that the originality of the work is in NFT. According to the photographer, everyone will know who did what and when.