The Future Connected by the NFT Community
I participated in Flowerly Friends Collection 2026 (Flacolle 2026).
Flowerly Friends Collection is an art exhibition centered around works inspired by flowers.
Illustrators, photographers, and creators from various backgrounds freely express their own interpretation of “flowers.”
Since its launch in 2024, the exhibition has continued to grow year after year.
Beyond affiliations or titles, creators connect through a shared language — flowers.
While engaging with the NFT community, the exhibition also supports charitable activities, creating a space where art appreciation and contribution coexist.
February 10 (Tue) – February 15 (Sun), 2026
Official Website: http://flowerly-friends-collection.com
Organizer: Flowerly Friends Cosplay
The Encounter Began with zeroone
It all started in September 2025.
At a networking event hosted by zeroone, an international NFT community originating in Italy, I performed a live ikebana demonstration.
There, I met the organizers of Flacolle — kann and Yumi — as well as Cyber F, with whom I collaborated for this exhibition.
The unique closeness and speed of NFT communities.
Connections expanding through X (formerly Twitter).
An encounter at a single event evolved into an XR artwork just months later.
This velocity is part of what makes the Web3 world so fascinating.
Structure of the Work | Real × XR
At the venue, I exhibited a three-dimensional artwork created using natural materials and acrylic paint.
When visitors hold their smartphone over the piece,
a 3D artwork created by Cyber F emerges in XR space.
The 3D work is available for purchase on-site.
After purchase, it can be displayed in your own virtual room within the metaverse, where it can be viewed in 360 degrees online.
A movement between physical space and digital space.
A flower as material.
A flower as data.
3D Artwork Page:
https://nft.hexanft.com/nftmaticmulti/837
Expression Born Only in This Moment
3D scanning technology will continue to evolve.
In time, hyper-realistic works indistinguishable from reality will likely become commonplace.
But it is precisely because of today’s limitations that experimentation thrives.
Within imperfection, there is intensity.
Within intensity, there is hope for the future.
This work is not a conclusion.
It is a beginning.
Standing before this newly born expression, our minds are already moving toward the next creation.
Please stay tuned for what comes next.
NEXT STANDARD – Exhibition Overview
NEXT STANDARD
Tomonobu Iguchi × Cyber F
Neither purely sculpture, nor photography, nor painting.
It does not fit within existing categories.
It is an exploration of a new format for the next era —
and that is why we named it “NEXT STANDARD.”
As an ikebana artist and painter,
I have worked between two contexts: tradition and contemporary art.
Tradition preserves and carries forward.
Art questions, disrupts, and creates.
From the tension between these two values, this work was born.
What do we create?
What do we dismantle?
What do we choose to leave behind?
This piece marks a starting point —
a new direction for my practice beyond 2026.
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