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I am currently working on a new body of work comprising ‘collages’ made up of decommissioned South African bank notes that have been shredded for disposal by the South African Reserve Bank. I was able to access and use this unique material following extensive consultation with SARB and on the grounds that the metaphor behind the works is the “recycling of value”. This makes the unique materiality of the artworks central to their meaning. The works are highly topical and each readily recognisable ‘symbol’ in this series speaks to our country’s current economic circumstances but also to our resilience as a country. Much of this work was made just before and during the Covid-19 lockdown (April/May 2020) and reflects the fragility of our lives, our livelihoods, our battling economy and our social cohesion. The works probe notions of waste, discard and worthlessness, but also of commodification, value and desire. |
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Title: Junk Status: R20s
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 20 x 20cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 5 (E.V.)
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Title: Junk Status: R100s
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 20 x 20cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 5 (E.V.)
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Title: Junk Status: R50s
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 20 x 20cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 5 (E.V.)
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GALLERY VIEW Title: Junk Status
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Title: Five Star: R10s
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 20 x 20cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 5 (E.V.)
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Title: Five Star: R200s
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 20 x 20cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 5 (E.V.)
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GALLERY VIEW Title: Five Star
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Title: XO (left panel)
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 100 x 100cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 3 (E.V.) |
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Title: XO (right panel)
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 100 x 100cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, glass Edition size: 3 (E.V.) |
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GALLERY VIEW Title: XO (Diptych)
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Title: Moral Compass
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 100 x 100cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, Perspex Edition size: 3 (E.V.) |
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Title: Not True North
Date: 2019 Dimensions: 100 x 100cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, Perspex Edition size: 3 (E.V.) |
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Title: Waste & Want
Date: 2020 Dimensions: 80 x 80cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, Perspex Edition size: 3 (E.V.) |
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Title: Takealot
Date: 2020 Dimensions: 90 x 80cm Medium: Decommissioned South African bank notes shredded for recycling by South African Reserve Bank, cold glue, Perspex Edition size: 3 (E.V.) |