Tender

Tender

On November 10 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 “will not be legal tender from midnight tonight” and these will be “just worthless pieces of paper.” In the same speech, he also urged people to help government in its fight against fake currency and black money. The value of what was once legal tender has been erased.

Tender is a collection of erased international demonetized paper currencies. Despite erasure, the watermarks and anti-counterfeit measures persist, hinting at the histories embedded within these seemingly ordinary scraps of paper.

Exhibitions: Heatsink, The Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio.