Approaching Economic Immateriality Presented as a part of Art-Athina 18: Platforms
Konstantinos Konstantinidis, Pieter Haydensieck, Letting Space, Loomio
Approaching Economic Immateriality consisted of two distinct, yet related facets linked by an interrogation of the free market, the art market, and their (elastic) limits. Equipped with paper currency ‘Art Creds’ – 200,000 were designed and minted by Pieter Haydensieck – a broker operated at the Blue Oyster stand. The broker took guidance and instruction on how to spend the Art Creds from an invited panel discussing the issue on decision-making software platform Loomio.
Visitors to the Blue Oyster’s booth at Art-Athina were also able to take part in the online discussion, which revolved around how the Art Creds will be exchanged in Athens. The outcomes of Approaching Economic Immateriality – including the material and immaterial trade and exchange results – have been sent back to The Blue Oyster in Dunedin where they were exhibited in FOREX.
