Gallery

Buying a Cat

Buying a Cat

Commodities involved: The cat, the dogs, a bat, an owl, the scorpion.

Someone is buying an expensive Persian cat with a sack of money. I like the way the cat jumps into the grass and runs […]

Head Shot

Head Shot

Commodities involved: LEGO heads.

“Moody Megan in the booth is angrily trading heads. I started putting the LEGO together and we had a conversation about the commodification of children in education, then I found the LEGO […]

Oranges

Oranges

Commodities involved: oranges, £1 coins, plastic bowls.

“There’s a fruit and veg stall near Finsbury Park. Everything is presented in white plastic bowls. They are all the same size. Each one’s contents cost £1. It’s a simple exchange. […]

GP what?!

GP what?!

Commodities involved: Smartphone, GPS location and identity/geotag data, Image file of the digital photo, Social media statistics, Generated data from online posting.

Here the man takes a smartphone photo of a chimpanzee in the park and […]

The Book House (Finsbury Park by the Stroud Green Rd entrance)

The Book House (Finsbury Park by the Stroud Green Rd entrance)

Commodities involved: Second hand books, Used magazines, Good will

A circular, alternative economy where one book is exchanged for another in a gifting system based in obligation, that builds relations between humans

The Private View

The Private View

Commodities involved: Fine art, Aspirations, Exclusivity.

We were discussing Frieze Art Fair which prompted the question ‘who is art for?’ “Here the artist is profiting hopefully… The dealer. The gallery.” We wondered whether contemporary conceptual art will […]