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6.50 × 2.875 in

Hand-cut International Currency Collage on Archival PaperCurrency is where violence becomes abstracted.


This work enacts imperialism in every essence of the word:

The U.S. Dollar dominates the structural frame.
It’s then occupied and overwritten with Venezuelan Bolivar.
Fragments and layers are collapsed and debased visually.
And I hold the ultimate authority over this work. To burn, to cherish, to value.

A question I pose to those in appreciation, confusion, or anger:

At what point does ‘National Interest’ become a euphemism for entitlement?

6.50 × 2.875 in

Hand-cut International Currency Collage on Archival PaperCurrency is where violence becomes abstracted.


This work enacts imperialism in every essence of the word:

The U.S. Dollar dominates the structural frame.
It’s then occupied and overwritten with Venezuelan Bolivar.
Fragments and layers are collapsed and debased visually.
And I hold the ultimate authority over this work. To burn, to cherish, to value.

A question I pose to those in appreciation, confusion, or anger:

At what point does ‘National Interest’ become a euphemism for entitlement?