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Carlos Aires
Spain, b. 1974

Carlos Aires Spain, b. 1974

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carlos Aires, Desastre CLXXI, 2019

Carlos Aires Spain, b. 1974

Desastre CLXXI, 2019
Digital print on “Fine Art Hahnemuler” paper, original banknote, cardboard, parpastu, hand-dyed wooden frame with antireflective museum glass.
25 x 33 x 3,5 cm. framed.
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs.
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Disasters is a series started in 2013 made of real banknotes and photographs taken from mass media. The banknote comes from the same country in the photos in the collage....
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Disasters is a series started in 2013 made of real banknotes and photographs taken from mass media. The banknote comes from the same country in the photos in the collage. Thus, the artist points out that money is the only link between all catastrophes and disasters generated by humans, including many of the seemingly natural ones. The value of money once was the amount of precious metal that the coin contained, and the value of a banknote was related to the amount of gold that the country possessed. Currently it is a piece of paper with a specific value fixed by a global agreement. While notes are not entirely of the person who possesses, in fact it is a loan from the Bank of the country. Therefore, the destruction of a banknote is illegal because it is not entirely in our possession.


Desastres es una serie que comenzó en 2013 y está compuesta por billetes reales y fotografías tomadas de los medios de comunicación masiva. El billete pertenece al mismo país de las fotos en el collage. De este modo, el artista destaca que el dinero es el único vínculo entre todas las catástrofes y desastres generados por los humanos, incluidos muchos de los que parecen ser naturales. El valor del dinero alguna vez estuvo relacionado con la cantidad de metal precioso que contenía la moneda, y el valor de un billete estaba vinculado a la cantidad de oro que poseía el país. Actualmente, es un trozo de papel con un valor específico fijado por un acuerdo global. Aunque los billetes no son completamente de la persona que los posee, de hecho, son un préstamo del Banco del país. Por lo tanto, la destrucción de un billete es ilegal porque no está completamente en nuestra posesión.


Desastres és una sèrie que va començar el 2013 i està composta per bitllets reals i fotografies extretes dels mitjans de comunicació de masses. El bitllet prové del mateix país que les fotos al collage. D'aquesta manera, l'artista destaca que el diners és l'únic vincle entre totes les catàstrofes i desastres generats pels humans, inclosos molts dels que semblen ser naturals. El valor dels diners alguna vegada va estar relacionat amb la quantitat de metall preuós que contenia la moneda, i el valor d'un bitllet estava lligat a la quantitat d'or que posseïa el país. Actualment, és un tros de paper amb un valor específic fixat per un acord global. Tot i que els bitllets no són completament de la persona que els posseeix, de fet, són un préstec del Banc del país. Per tant, la destrucció d'un bitllet és il·legal perquè no està completament en la nostra possessió.

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