The Piggy Banker
When we were young, we were taught to put our money in piggy banks to save for a rainy day. When we got older, we put our money with piggy bankers thinking it was safe, only for them to get caught giving themselves a big pay day. Made from 97 pieces of polymer Singapore $2 notes, this piece has a material value of approximately US$143.
This piece belongs to a series of artwork where the artist explores the use of physical money as a medium in the creation of art, to convey specific emotions and messages through the interest it garners, while searching for a way to make use of the guaranteed value of money, a vehicle to measure what the value of a good idea is, when executed in art form.
Great care has been taken in the execution of these art pieces in order to preserve the integrity of the notes so as to ensure that the material value of the art pieces is immediately visible to the audience.
After viewing each of the pieces, the audience will be invited to indicate a dollar value to each of these pieces, from which we would then ascertain the ‘appreciation’ in value from its original material existence.
This piece belongs to a series of artwork where the artist explores the use of physical money as a medium in the creation of art, to convey specific emotions and messages through the interest it garners, while searching for a way to make use of the guaranteed value of money, a vehicle to measure what the value of a good idea is, when executed in art form.
Great care has been taken in the execution of these art pieces in order to preserve the integrity of the notes so as to ensure that the material value of the art pieces is immediately visible to the audience.
After viewing each of the pieces, the audience will be invited to indicate a dollar value to each of these pieces, from which we would then ascertain the ‘appreciation’ in value from its original material existence.
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