Reclaiming The Stolen Scream
On February 17th 2006, Noam Galai took a picture of himself screaming. He posted it to his Flickr account and called his self-portrait, “Screaming for Help.” People liked it. They really liked it. Some were inspired. Inspired enough to steal it.
Considered one of the most stolen images of all time, acclaimed photographer Noam Galai's Stolen Scream has been found all over the world since 2006 with famous people, in anonymous street art, during historic protests and revolutions, on playbills, books and magazine covers, in galleries and many other commercial for-profit enterprises. In all of these case, Noam, the Creator and Character of his self portrait was never recognized or rewarded. And, the provenance of his creation or these co-creations could never before be authenticated, secured or easily managed. Until now!
Leveraging the power of Keevo's next gen NFT wallet and NgraphT's digital identity platform, Noam is reclaiming his likeness and original artwork with a collection of 500 unique and valuable 1:1 NFTs. Included in this collection are 25 Noam originals, 250 unique pieces by nearly 40 partner co-creators, 100 community creations from another 40-50 contestants in an art competition we ran and 125 reclaimed stolen screams from the last 16 plus years.
This project and our roadmap gives Creators, Co-Creators and Characters full recognition, fair reward and simple and secure control over their work and likeness.
Come join our movement to reclaim the Stolen Scream and own a piece of history!
The Story
After many thousands of versions have been found all around the world, it's now known as “the Stolen Scream.” It is considered one of the most stolen photographs of all time.
Today, leveraging the power of blockchain and NgraphT's new digital identity platform, Noam is reclaiming his likeness and original artwork with a unique NFT collection.
Almost immediately after posting his original self portrait and ever since, Noam has found images, instances and derivations of his original Scream self portrait all around the world. He's found himself on hundreds of things and in thousands of places including tee-shirts, books, magazines and other products. He's found his image in a variety of publications and promoting a multitude of events including concerts, plays and protests.
In addition to commercial applications which can be tied back to individual people and companies, Noam's Stolen Scream has also popped up in thousands of pictures by anonymous graffiti artists, web posts and memes. And, his image has appeared in some of the most iconic protests and periods of social unrest in recent history including his home town of New York City, but also in Iran during the Green Revolution, in Egypt, Gaza and other countries during the Arab Spring, in Iraq and at protests in Venezuela, Honduras, Argentina, Spain and China just to name a few.
All of these uses of Noam's likeness and original images were without his consent, without any recognition or accreditation and (while the least important in some respects) without any monetary reward. In fact, the “Stolen Scream” is one of the best examples of the total lack of control, recognition or reward which plagues Creators of digital media today. Noam's very own face was essentially for sale. And, it was being used, distributed, and sold without his consent. When Noam realized this wasn't just a “one-time-thing”, he decided to start collecting, cataloging and photographing copies of each instance he found of his Stolen Scream.
The Stolen Screams
The Stolen Scream in The Press
Noam Originals
One stolen photo turned a man, Noam Galai, into a global icon. Leveraging Keevo and NgraphT's digital identity solution, Noam has been verified as the original creator of this eponymous image as well as the character in it. Noam has created and included 25 original NFTs for this collection including several original photos he posted in 2006 as well as others he created in the past 16 years and then several new, never-before-seen creations reflecting our current times now.
Partner Co-Creations
Nearly 40 amazing artists from all over the world have joined our community as Partner Co-Creators to help Noam reclaim his Stolen Scream. They hail from more than 20 countries all over the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America and have contributed a total of 250 unique 1:1 NFTs. And, each of these named Partner Co-Creators have been authenticated with NgraphTs' new digital identity platform and created Keevotary Verified Profiles.
We're so inspired to have been joined by nearly 40 artists; including: Achille Fioramonti, Ali Rastroo, Amy Karle, Anna Frants, Anthony Carter, Arash Pirsalehi, Ben Julian, Calvin Williams, Cosmo Mullican, Creiaskeera (Mario), Daniel Morgenstern, Darien Fernandez, Farhan Siki, Jon Gamel, Joseph Anthony, Kevin Bethune, Laurien Renckens, Lorenzo, Malachi Cockburn, Marcin Steczkowski, Mast3r0fc0in, Mike Reiser, Mustafa Aydin, Noah Cook, Noosh, Pailin Mirault, Philippe Halaburda, Ruslan Vyaltsev, Sam Rahamin, Sheila Pree Bright, Shurooq Amin, Timothy Benjamin, VP Art by Polina Vasenkova
Reclaimed Stolen Screams
We've reclaimed and curated 150 Stolen Screams from around the world. These include images from protests during the Arab Spring across Egypt and Iraq, Bahrain, and the Grand Ayatollah as well as other unique screams found in graffiti, street art, publications, plays, and magazines.
Community Co-Creations
The inspiration and support for this project has also come from hundreds of others who reached out to join us. We ran a competition and selected another 100 Community contributions for this unique collection.
The Drop
We are targeting Monday, May 30 for our Mint Day and initial sale. Collectors will be able to purchase mint passes for 0.20 ETH. Leading up to mint day, we will have a limited number of white list invitations to provide to partners and supporters who want to guarantee the purchase of an initial mint pass. Thursday, June 2, will be the Reveal Day where individual NFTs from the Collection will be transferred to initial Collectors.
The allocation of specific NFTs to initial Collectors will be completely random and no Collector - including Noam, Partner Co-Creators or any other people or entities - will have any preference or right to purchase any specific NFT from the Collection in the initial sale.
The Roadmap
This is only the beginning. Noam and the project team along with NgraphT are planning to release several other NFTs based on this Collection and future collaborations leveraging the same principles and NgraphT technology solutions. These planned releases include, but are not limited, to the following:
Join Us!
Come join our revolution in art and identity. Be part of the next chapter and help us reclaim the historic Stolen Scream. Also, help evolve the power of blockchain technology and be part of the future of NFTs by enabling Creators, Co-Creators and Characters to take back control of their creations, own their likenesses and digital identiy with an immutable and authenticated verified profile and collaborate on the future of art with fair recognition and rewards.
We are inviting both professional and emerging artists to be at the forefront of creativity & innovation by participating in this cutting-edge collection. Artists will get the opportunity to be a part of a successful project using new technology to usher in an era of collaboration, transparency, reward, and recognition for verified Characters and Co-Creators. This Collection will provide Creators with the ability to collaborate with world-renowned artists, and the project's success and credibility can be leveraged into the value of other NFTs and future artwork.
For more information about the Stolen Scream, NgraphT's Keevotary identity and authentication platform, Iron Cloud and Crozier Fine Arts services, the commissions and royalty for each type of Co-Creator, the process for submissions, the terms and condtions of participation and to submit an application, please contact us at contact@ngrapht.keevowallet.com. To apply to become a Co-Creator, please click the button below!
