Money. You never really have enough of it and it can be hard to your paws on it, so forArt Whino's G40 http://www.artwhino.com/g40/ show in 2010 we created this money-printing installation.
The More Money printing station, with poorly padlocked money box
The process: Once you have decided that you need more money, you grab a blank-note from one of the wads. Then you pick up a stamp, load it with ink from the ink pad and gently but firmly stamp the blank-note.
You replace the stamp, turn the not around and repeat with the other stamp.
When you've made your money, you pay whatever you think is a fitting price by putting notes or coins into the slot in the money making unit.
Yes, we are completely aware that the money box will quickly fill with misprinted notes, gum wrappers and fluff. We are also aware that it will probably at some point be broken into, which fills us with joy as the culprits will be quite disappointed when all the get is said gum wrappers, bad money and fluff. Of course we hope that the unit will survive a few days before it gets trashed - the piece is obviously about money and what that concept does to us and makes us willing to do for it, so any theft from the money box just makes the message clearer.
You replace the stamp, turn the not around and repeat with the other stamp.
When you've made your money, you pay whatever you think is a fitting price by putting notes or coins into the slot in the money making unit.
Yes, we are completely aware that the money box will quickly fill with misprinted notes, gum wrappers and fluff. We are also aware that it will probably at some point be broken into, which fills us with joy as the culprits will be quite disappointed when all the get is said gum wrappers, bad money and fluff. Of course we hope that the unit will survive a few days before it gets trashed - the piece is obviously about money and what that concept does to us and makes us willing to do for it, so any theft from the money box just makes the message clearer.
printed money
Individual notes are now for sale through our webshop http://kennmunk.bigcartel.com/product/more-money-bank-note
Making More Money will give you inky fingers.your greed or need of money will taint you.
The obverse and reverse stamp designs
