Daniel Purbrick | Wallet
| wallet [2007]
Daniel Purbrick has things to give—his money, his ID
cards, his personal photos. But you have to take them from him,
or at least from his wallet. In an environment where spying is increasingly
common-place, technologies for guarding money and personal information
increasingly advanced, and the deification of personal property
ever-present, being invited to take from a person’s wallet
presents some compelling, and unforeseen, dilemmas. Can you take?
If so, how much? Will you take cash or something of personal value?
Will you hang on to it, spend it, pin it on your wall, make it yours?
In this piece, Purbrick proposes a twist on the show’s theme:
How much of giving is, in fact, about the taking?
Exhibition
Text: Shana Agid
Work
is seen as a physical occupation for the males in my family. Laying
brick, working with concrete and your physical strength are the
materials and involvement needed to complete a hard day’s
work. This is what work is and this is how it is understood. How
does my labor within a
conceptual art practice measure up to these strict criteria and
how do I justify my working when financial reward is rarely received?
Looking at my own working and that of others in my field I investigate
the place of labor within our practices, our gestures and our output.
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