TOTEM . A 3d model NFT by smosgasbord and meli aguilar

A totem is an object that represents a group of various beings or symbols. Traditionally, it can be a symbol for a family, a group, a community or an individual. Totems may have a symbolic and magic meaning, people can make petitions to them.

For our totem, we selected animals of power, other species that are our guides and protectors, from the region of Latin America, specifically Costa Rica and Mexico. This totem is a bridge between the physical and virtual realms. It was created out of intangible pixels and voxels with only free software and can be materialized into the physical world as a solid volume. This turns it into a hybrid object, due to its material potential and the combination of different animals or sections of them.

Think of this Totem as a guide and protector of your path in the physical and virtual world. May it accompany you in this double life and remind you that virtuality is only possible thanks to the materiality of nature.

You may let this artwork live on the metaverse as a 3D object, but you can also print it.

If you wish to print this Totem, we will guide you and put you in touch with the best providers in order to facilitate the printing process with eco-friendly materials.

Your beneficiary cause:

Cahuita Roots

By purchasing our NFT you will support the organization Cahuita Roots, an collective from the Caribbean in Costa Rica that focuses on the preservation of the native local culture and the environment.

Cahuita Roots developes various subprojects, some of them are:

• Cahuita Coastal Cleanup: A campaign to clean the shores and provide environmental education in Cahuita

• Cahuita Community Gardens: Communitary agroecological network and agroecological community gardens

• Cahuita Zero Waste: Composting and organic waste management community project for soil regeneration

• Cahuita Planting Future: Reforestation of native and fruit gardens communitary project

To learn more about this project, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/CahuitaRoots