Bank Street
Part 4 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.
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Venue: Bank Street
The Bank. 2013
SUPERFLEX’s works are “tools” that influence their social or economic contexts. Projects are often rooted in their particular location and invite participation from the visitor. To create The Bank, they asked people who live or work near the street to nominate specific objects found in the urban areas from which they come (or to which they have travelled) – benches, bins, playground toys or signage – that evoke a certain time and place for them. These objects were then reproduced or bought and transported to the public space of The Bank. Many of the banks originally situated on Bank Street in Sharjah have left for more lucrative locations, so SUPERFLEX imagined a new non-monetary banking model for the street. The Bank is an urban currency converter of personal memories and stories, bringing grand profit to Bank Street.
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Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB11 Guidebook
Part 4 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.