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I Turned Water Into Banknotes And Gold Bars To Raise Awareness About Our Most Valuable Resource
I turned water into banknotes and gold bars as a reflection on the value of water, and the privatization by companies of our most valuable resource. Value of Water is a look at our future and our relationship to money and water.
Clear and transparent water as we know it is now a thing of the past and drinking water has become a real privilege in a world overwhelmed by pollution. Water is no longer a right, but a private good, marketed and subject to speculation. Water has become a luxury reserved for an elite, a safe haven just like gold.
My project Value of Water has two facets. The first as an ephemeral artwork, made of ice. The second as a perennial artwork, made of transparent resin, allowing the presentation to the public.
I’m Parse/Error, I’m a French artist exploring the relationships between human, nature, and technology.
More info: parseerror.ufunk.net
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Leopoldo Pisanello 6 years ago
You should definitely read "The water knife" by Paolo Bacigalupi. It's a really good story about possible (and probable) future where the most precious thing is the water and everyone is willing to kill for it.
Night Owl 6 years ago
The banknotes look really thin. How do you do them without breaking the ice?
Parse/Error (Post author) 6 years ago
For both ice and resin versin, you just need to be really cautious ;)
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John L 6 years ago
Here's the future solution to the problem you are discussing. Its called "Graphene". It is almost at the point of being easy to produce. Once it is cheap, it will become the water filter of the future, along with a host of other things, such as powerful batteries. Graphene-w...b3429f.jpg 
Miss Cris 6 years ago
We're killing people in africa to get their graphene for our mobiles....
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Scott White 6 years ago
Way to much fresh water where I live. it's a nuisance to have so many large lakes and plentiful rainfall year around, yet I do my bit to waste as much as I can.
Vonskippy 6 years ago
Energy is what the next major war will be over, not water. We have plenty of water (oceans and oceans full), we only need to have the energy needed to desalinate or purify it. The race to prevent a war will be determined by science coming up with a energy efficient method. If it's cheap enough, everyone will have it. If not, wars will be fought over it.
Alia G. 6 years ago
It’s not one or the other. We cannot easily drink water from the oceans, and there’s also the environmental implications of setting up a system to take water and leave salt in the water.
Load More Replies... Parse/Error (Post author) 6 years ago
The full text start like this "Value of Water is leading us to a dystopian future, where water has replaced money. Clear and transparent water as we know it is now a thing of the past...", so it is basically a reflection about our (near) future, not reality (yet, at least for some of us). And for the question about using water for art, yes, I think using 1 or 2 liters for this purpose is a good idea.
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Leopoldo Pisanello 6 years ago
You should definitely read "The water knife" by Paolo Bacigalupi. It's a really good story about possible (and probable) future where the most precious thing is the water and everyone is willing to kill for it.
Night Owl 6 years ago
The banknotes look really thin. How do you do them without breaking the ice?
Parse/Error (Post author) 6 years ago
For both ice and resin versin, you just need to be really cautious ;)
Load More Replies... John L 6 years ago
Here's the future solution to the problem you are discussing. Its called "Graphene". It is almost at the point of being easy to produce. Once it is cheap, it will become the water filter of the future, along with a host of other things, such as powerful batteries. Graphene-w...b3429f.jpg
Miss Cris 6 years ago
We're killing people in africa to get their graphene for our mobiles....
Load More Replies... Scott White 6 years ago
Way to much fresh water where I live. it's a nuisance to have so many large lakes and plentiful rainfall year around, yet I do my bit to waste as much as I can.
Vonskippy 6 years ago
Energy is what the next major war will be over, not water. We have plenty of water (oceans and oceans full), we only need to have the energy needed to desalinate or purify it. The race to prevent a war will be determined by science coming up with a energy efficient method. If it's cheap enough, everyone will have it. If not, wars will be fought over it.
Alia G. 6 years ago
It’s not one or the other. We cannot easily drink water from the oceans, and there’s also the environmental implications of setting up a system to take water and leave salt in the water.
Load More Replies... Parse/Error (Post author) 6 years ago
The full text start like this "Value of Water is leading us to a dystopian future, where water has replaced money. Clear and transparent water as we know it is now a thing of the past...", so it is basically a reflection about our (near) future, not reality (yet, at least for some of us). And for the question about using water for art, yes, I think using 1 or 2 liters for this purpose is a good idea.
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