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The Guardian - UK
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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Eye for an eye: Javier Bardem iris NFT to be sold for sight-saving charity

A composite photo of a pale brown iris and a still of the actor Javier Bardem in his Oscar-winning role
Bardem’s iris, left, and the actor as Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers’ 2007 film No Country for Old Men. Photograph: Ojos del Mundo/Alamy

An eye for an eye, or in this case, help for thousands of eyes in exchange for the image of one as a closeup of Javier Bardem’s iris is auctioned for an organisation that restores sight to people in the developing world.

“Being able to see, to hear, to touch, to feel: these are things that we don’t really appreciate until we lose them,” said the Oscar-winning actor. “Regaining access to everything you feel through seeing, which has such an impact on our emotions and sensibility, is an emotional and spiritual transformation.”

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