the value of nothing #6.
Silver Dollar
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) 3.2kg
13.5 x 34 x 1 cm
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"A price of everything, and the value of nothing. The menu over the dinner, the money over the wealth"
These words resonate with a truth in a world increasingly consumed by the pursuit of riches for its own sake.
​Yet, what if we could cast aside the illusions of wealth and for a moment, set aside the physicology of monetary perception?
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Within the enigmatic realm of artist Adrian Ward, discarded objects, once labeled as having negative value, undergo a profound metamorphosis. They are transfigured into gold and silver bullion, the most valuable, inviting us to transcend our conventional notions of value.
In this transformation, these seemingly insignificant commodities cease to be mere digarded objects and emerge as reflective symbols, offering us a glimpse into the intricate perseption hierarchy and value systems.
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Adrian Ward's vision embraces the notion of "silver and gold bullion sculpture," a bridge between the world of art and the domain of commodities. Paradoxically, this connection disconnects his art from the transient world of objects destined for the ever-expanding landfill.
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It is here that we contemplate a value that extends beyond the tangible, embracing the personal and the profound. In a world where the quest for wealth often obscures the search for true worth, we invite you to explore the profound beauty that lies within the overlooked, the discarded, and the seemingly insignificant. A realm where value is discovered inside monetary systems, and the transformative nature of art unfolds.
the value of nothing #6.
Silver Jordan
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) 24kg
Life-Size.
the value of nothing #12.
Trillion Dollar Man
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) 15kg
24 x 16 x 10 cm
the value of nothing #7.
Bullion Banana gun
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) 3.6kg, 24k Gold Plating.
16 x 20 x 3.5cm
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the value of nothing #2.
My World is Your Oyster
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) .4kg, 35gm Gold 110mm x 50mm
the value of nothing#17.
TEMPORAL DECOHESION
Silver-Plated Bronze, Granite.
320 × 220 × 140 mm
the value of nothing #16.
Ched Dead
Ched Box and Cellophane, Cement, Silver Bullion Biscuit Gold Plated, Silverpoint Drawing.
the value of nothing #5.
Discarded Coffee Cup
Bullion Gold 65gm and Silver (Fine Silver Fine Gold) .7kg
10 x 26 x 13
the value of nothing#18.
Rachel AI
18 kg fine silver (.9999) & Granite Base.
48 × 26 × 22 cm Silver
40 x 40 cm Granite
the value of nothing#7.
dollar Jacket
Fine Silver, Jacket, Cement, American Dollars.
140 x 53 x 14 cm​
the value of nothing#18.
DIGITAL NATIVE
Fine Silve 13 kg fine silver (.9999)
48 × 26 × 22 cm
the value of nothing#3.
Prawn on a Pawn
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) .3.5kg
100mm x 60mm x 20mm
Polyester
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) .3kg
250mm x 30mm
"Because you can’t feed prawns land-based protein. It has to come from the sea — from other sea creatures.
The game of human commodities has turned the prawn into a pawn.
This is the destiny of all living things on the Earth at this time.”
What begins as food becomes abstraction.
What begins as life becomes inventory.
Within the closed systems of industrial civilisation, even the ocean is reorganised into economics
— converted into units of extraction, consumption, and trade.
The prawn becomes both organism and symbol: a living creature caught within an accelerating cycle of value,
appetite, and collapse.
Nothing exists in isolation.
Every system consumes another system.
And every commodity conceals an ecology beneath it.
the value of nothing#14.
Economic hitman.
Fabric, White Cement and Paper.
the value of nothing #9.
eye can teach you nothing
Cement, Gold Leaf, Chair, Hoody Jacket.
the value of nothing #11.
Transition
Silver Bullion 6.664 kg & Cement.
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the value of nothing #.15
Digitil Native No.3
Silver Bullion 9.5 kg.
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the value of nothing #4.
Egg and Spoon.
Bullion Silver .463 kg
6 x 8 x 4 cm
the value of nothing #20.
contemporary Thinker
Silver Bullion 14kg
"The world is being transformed into fungible commodities within a human-centered value system. Fungibility, where one ounce of gold is equivalent to any other ounce of gold, or a grain of rice is the same as any other grain of rice, inevitably leads to mediocrity."
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In an age where our world is increasingly molded into a landscape of fungible commodities driven by a human-centric value system, the concept of fungibility itself serves as a powerful reflection of our times.
When the uniqueness of one entity is exchanged for its exact equivalence with another, it is not just gold that becomes indistinguishable from gold or rice from rice; it is the very essence of distinction and individuality that withers away.
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The pursuit of sameness, while seemingly efficient, ultimately breeds mediocrity. It is in the vibrant tapestry of diversity and the acknowledgment of the inherent worth of each entity that true excellence thrives.
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To counter the pull towards mediocrity, we must embrace the richness of difference and celebrate the extraordinary that resides within every facet of our world. Only then can we truly transcend the confines of fungibility and usher in an era of unparalleled sustainable brilliance.
the value of nothing #12.
Marallinga Mushroom. Commemorative coin.
Bullion Silver 1.290 kg
10 x10 2 cm
the value of nothing #11.
every 12 years Bank Bomb. commemorative Coin.
Bullion Silver 1.530 kg
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10 x 10 x 3 cm
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the value of nothing #20.
Gary Ablett Snr
Bullion Silver 7.5 kg
23 x 34 cm See More
Sir Dougles Mawson.
Bullion Silver (Fine Silver) .5 kg,
130mm x 60mm
