States of Exchange
Exhibition in London, 2008. An exploration of the complexities of economic and information exchange in Cuba. Curators: Gerardo Mosquera, Cylena Simonds
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Perpetual Mobile. 2001
Black and white photographs; metal, glass, plastic, sweat and coin filings
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Edition 2/3
The alchemical conversion of labour into value is the subject of Iván Capote’s Móvil Perpetuo (Perpetual Mobile, 2001). A vial containing the artist’s sweat produced as he filed a US quarter into metal shavings sits beside photographs documenting the process.
© Photo: Thierry Bal. Courtesy of Iniva
Exhibition in London, 2008. An exploration of the complexities of economic and information exchange in Cuba. Curators: Gerardo Mosquera, Cylena Simonds