Face Value

Dead Presidents, deceased dictators, passed poets and reigning sovereigns – they watch us daily, as we swap goods for labor-power, as we sell commodities and buy resources, as we hawk dues and invest in securities, as we barter mining rights for dumps and pass printed paper for vouchers, tickets, coupons, slips and receipts, ever so lightly tickled by Adam Smith’s invisible fingers. My prints of the “ Face Value” series are enlargements of eyes from the 'heroes' on banknotes from Korea, Japan, UK, Singapore, USA and Vietnam. The text and figures you find with an augmented reality app are quotes from specialists on finance and graphs of different situations.
6 images printed on Tyvek, each 84x84 cm
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auge_rot

auge_uk

auge_usa

auge_violett

auge_gruen
Exhibited: Gallery 5&33 Amsterdam, GRID Photobiennial, May-July 2011

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