Carlos Aires Spain, b. 1974
Face to face with death I (Crisis Edition), 2022
Original Chinese banknotes (yuan), Golden pins, cardboard, wooden frame with gold leaf and antireflective museum glass.
123 x 184 x 7 cm.
Edition 2 of 3 + 1 AP
Further images
Over 280 different silhouettes, among smaller ones in the form of flies and small insects, are placed on a support in the shape of an unfolded world map. The blue...
Over 280 different silhouettes, among smaller ones in the form of flies and small insects, are placed on a support in the shape of an unfolded world map. The blue color of these silhouettes comes from the banknotes from which they have been cut out: Current 5 Chinese yuan bills. With this, the artist points out the preponderance of economic power in international relations, also alluding to the coronavirus crisis.