Art as Money

Crowd funding without money

Exchanghibition Bank — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:47:21 +0000

In order to get more attention for our quest for banknotes, we decided to start a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo. And of course we couldn’t resist to play with around with the idea of virtual money versus physical banknotes, so we decided to start what probably is the worlds first crowd funding campaign which explicitly mentions that it is not looking for money

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The beginning of a banknote

Dadara — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:46:52 +0000

A peak behind the screens of my mind: the sketch process of designing the 2.0 banknote. All sketches were made while traveling in Costa Rica.

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Ambassador Jeroen Jansen

Exchanghibition Bank — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:04:43 +0000

After Daniel Pinchbeck, Ross Ashcroft, and Darren Aronofsky, we now present the fourth of our (20)12 Ambassadors and his Idea for Change: Jeroen Jansen, director of the ASN Bank.

His Idea for Change:

People put their money in the bank, with a large or small ideal for the future in the back of their mind. They are saving for a trip around the world, a future study opportunity for their child, or a dream yet to be born. So a bank is not just managing money, but mostly also manages the ideals of its customers.

If banks just use that money to earn more money, for speculating purposes, the world becomes poorer somewhere. After all this always happens at the expense of someone else. If we look at money as a solidified ideal, then it is the duty of banks to turn that money back to liquid again by using it for a society in which those ideals can be realized.

What I would like to change is to make people – and the financial sector as well – aware that money leads to dependency. That striving for financial independence, is actually the ultimate dependence. You are truly free when you realize your ideals, now and for a sustainable future. Sustainability and art have much in common; it is never just about your own personal self, but always affects your surroundings.

Jeroen has been director of the ASN Bank since 2005, with marketing, communication, public relations, asset management, sustainability policy, and research as his main points of focus.

A Tree is growing in my studio

Dadara — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:06:03 +0000

The model for the Transformoney Tree is almost ready, and firmly rooted in my studio. It will help us to figure out how we want to build it all in the desert, make design decisions and make the tree part of our system. Now I will still need to glue lots of tiny banknotes on the model…………..

The failed King of the Blind (of the series Money’s Illusion)

Rini Hartman — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:40:14 +0000

The failed King of the Blind

Named by ‘The Country of the Blind’ by H.G. Wells

In this story a mountain climber slips and falls down the far side of a mountain, arriving in a fictitious country, where sight was completely lost over time through disease-stricken genetics.

The mountain climber recites the famous quote “In the country of the blind the one-eyed (man) is king” over and over in his mind, as he sees an opportunity to take advantage of his “gift”.

But the citizens had managed to sharpen their other senses and having never experience sight view him as a madman, or simply having an overactive imagination. At any rate, he never gets to be king.

Exchanghibition Collaboration 2012

Daniel Icaza — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:04:05 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Dadara on his resent visit to Costa Rica. For those who may not know, I have been collaborating with Dadara overseas for some time now. So, it was really nice to meet in-person and talk for a bit.

For more information on the collaborative project follow this link: The Art of Turning Art Into Money and Back Into Art Again

Follow this link to learn more about: “Monetary Bondage”

Icaza & Dadara

The newest addition to Dadara’s “Exchanghibition Bank Project” is the “2012 Money/Art Note“. As I have already bonded all the previous “Money/Art Notes” it just felt right to complete the set and “bond” this note as well.

I always have fun bonding one of Dadara’s notes as there is never a shortage of inspiration. It seems that every time I bond one of these notes, I become inspired to try a new approach to my “Money Bonding” process.

2012 (Pink Side), Daniel Icaza & DADARA, 2012 Fine Silver, Glass, Sea Shell (Zigzag Scallop), 18ct Pink Corundum, Paper Money?

This note was no exception. This is the first note I have ever bonded using sheets of glass instead of metal. I also decided to wire-wrap the assembly together, instead of using rivets or bezels as I have done in the past. I am really happy with the results and feel that this is a great addition to the rest of the notes.

I am also very excited to see how other peoples ideas for change will be manifested with the aid of this project. So far, there have been two very interesting and insightful ideas shared by “Daniel Pinchbeck“ and ”Ross Ashcroft“. And I can’t wait to read about other peoples ideas for change.

2012 (Green Side), Daniel Icaza & DADARA, 2012 Fine Silver, Glass, 9ct Green Corundums, Paper Money?

If you would like to read a little bit about my thoughts, feel free to follow this link: “Art, Money, Value?”

If you would like to see a little bit of the other bonded Exchanghibition Bank notes “CLICK HERE“.

I am not sure if there will be any future Exchanghibition notes, but information will be posted about where they may be displayed in the future; as they are currently in Dadara’s possession to use in conjunction with the Exchanghibition Bank project.

Until next time.
Peace and Love

Making Money 2.0

Dadara — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:19:29 +0000

Making Money is hard work (as most of you probably realize….). Here a sneak peek behind the scenes of the creation of the Exchanghibition Bank 2.0 banknote, created especially for the Transformoney Tree.

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Ambassador Darren Aronofsky

Exchanghibition Bank — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:21:34 +0000

After the elaborate Ideas for Change from both Daniel Pinchbeck and Ross Ashcroft, our next of the (20)12 Ambassadors Darren Aronofsky proves that sometimes an Idea for Change in the World can be very simple and easy to accomplish.

His Idea for Change:

Wisdom from my 6 year old: Smile more.

Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer (a.o. Requiem for a Dream, the Wrestler, and Black Swan)

Transformoney Tree Model

Dadara — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:31:38 +0000

We started building a model of the Transformoney Tree, to make design decisions, how we have to solve technical issues, calculate the amount of wood etc. Taking some time to think, build, and meditate in a nice dust-free environment might solve a lot of problems later on!

The idea now is to combine natural branches with an artificial tree trunk, and see if we can blur the natural and artificial world. Here are some pics of the first stages.