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I Turned Water Into Banknotes And Gold Bars To Raise Awareness About Our Most Valuable Resource
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I Turned Water Into Banknotes And Gold Bars To Raise Awareness About Our Most Valuable Resource

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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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leopoldopisanello avatar
Leopoldo Pisanello
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Night Owl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The banknotes look really thin. How do you do them without breaking the ice?

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John L
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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 Graphene-water-purification-5bdd203b3429f.jpg

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Miss Cris
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're killing people in africa to get their graphene for our mobiles....

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Scott White
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Vonskippy
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Alia G.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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LOttawa
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You state, and I quote: 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....so you decided that it would be a good idea to waste it to make "art".

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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leopoldopisanello avatar
Leopoldo Pisanello
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

bpbperic avatar
Night Owl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The banknotes look really thin. How do you do them without breaking the ice?

jlk103144 avatar
John L
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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 Graphene-water-purification-5bdd203b3429f.jpg

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Miss Cris
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're killing people in africa to get their graphene for our mobiles....

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scott_white60 avatar
Scott White
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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 avatar
Vonskippy
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

shewolfalia avatar
Alia G.
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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maddi_050203 avatar
LOttawa
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5 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

You state, and I quote: 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....so you decided that it would be a good idea to waste it to make "art".

fabienbouchardufunk avatar
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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