Statement
from the board
Southern Relief from the Temple of the King in Yellow.
Technological advances are both boon and bane to our industry.
Real-world artifacts offer proof of human action, though their story is often lost to time. We find a mysterious necklace entwined within bones buried beneath the ruins of a monastery; we find a coin bearing the image of a Roman emperor for whom no record exists. A preacher claims the Devil gave him a small box as an unholy gift; a priest insists the Blessed Mary healed the tumor in his throat.
As finders, collectors, and stewards of the past, Piermont & Thorne values the stories behind the objects. In many cases, the stories are more valuable than the objects themselves.
What if we invented a means of permanently binding an artifact to its origin story? The blockchain—much maligned and often for good reasons—has helped us achieve that dream. Now, history becomes decentralized. Now, each digitized artifact carries its own origins in a permanent record.
There is a potential dark side, however. If we define the supernatural as a force exempt from the laws of nature, and we accept its existence, then we cannot claim the digital realm is beyond its influence.
