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Amer Shomali (Palestinian, b. 1981)
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Amer Shomali (Palestinian, b. 1981)

Sawad (from the Black Hole series)

已结束2019年3月23日

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Amer Shomali (Palestinian, b. 1981)
Sawad (from the Black Hole series)
shredded bank notes laid down within a metal satellite dish
41 1/3 in x 37 3/8 in. (105 x 95cm.)
Executed in 2017

专家说明

'In the aftermath of the Gulf War of 1991, as the Iraqi state collapsed, so did the Iraqi Dinar depreciate in value. (From 1 IQD = 3. USD down to 1 USD = 4000 IQD). Within just a few days, over half a million dollars were shredded and scattered to the wind, reduced to a mere 50 USD. The state and its currency were decimated and eroded, leaving behind black scars and black holes that swallowed the lives and dreams of entire nations. These black holes are from which sprung ISIS and invaded us, which perpetuated this cycle of violence that feeds off of greed, suffering, and despair. Only art may one day restore a damaged, void currency to its former value and luster.’
-AMER SHOMALI