Entitled Les Sept Mercenaires or The Magnificent Seven, these folded money portraits by Philippe Petremant combine a number of national currencies to create dynamic political leader portraits.
The photographer folds bank notes and combines a series of opposing facial features into a series of life-like portraits that feature various adjoining fragments. Aiming to create 'a new twist on an old reality', the artist's work disguises the leaders featured on his original bank notes and instead drifts away from their known appearance with added accessories and attributes that blur masculine and feminine lines.
These folded money portraits by Philippe Petremant offer multi-dimensional and visually intriguing views thanks to their paper materiality that overlaps, folds and bends in order to convey lifelike portrait imagery.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Multi-currency Art
- Opportunity to create unique and visually intriguing works of art by combining different national currencies.
- Disruptive Portraiture
- Opportunity to challenge traditional notions of political leaders and their appearance through the use of collaged bank notes.
- Materiality-driven Art
- Opportunity to use the paper materiality of bank notes to create multi-layered and life-like portrait imagery.
Sectors Adopting This
- Art and Design
- The art world could see a rise in demand for multi-currency and collaged artwork.
- Currency Exchange
- Currency exchange companies could use multi-currency art as a marketing tool to promote their services.
- Photography and Imaging
- Innovative photographers and editors could use collaged currency to create multi-dimensional portraits and images.
