Banknotes from every country in the world have been shredded to make people think about freedom.
admits that making artworks from banknotes shredded in a blender could seem a little tone deaf in the cost of living crisis.First, of the 195 currencies chewed up in the blender to make paper, only one of them was Australian dollars. The other banknotes were from every single one of the world’s 195 countries.Eamon Gallagher
Twitchers will recognise the resplendent quetzal from Guatemala, the European roller from Azerbaijan, the Siamese fireback from Laos and Thailand, and the illusive shoebill from Rwanda. At the same time, his other art works were flying out the door as a grounded populace turned increasingly to buying art online. “It was an amazing 12 months, financially,” he says.
“Everybody has useless currency stashed away that they’re never going to use. I put a call out on Facebook and people just started sending me money,” he says.“The more obscure countries like Cape Verde, and the countries no one has ever heard of, I bought on eBay.”
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