ZRELATIONSHIP MONETARY SYSTEM TELLER COUNTER Z2
JAZON FRINGS (US/FR) 2007
The ZRelationship Teller Counter Currency Exchange Z2 is an interactive installation that allows visitors to exchange any kind of currency for a specially designed series of Z Relationship Zollars, namely Love, Hate, Erotic, Superficial, Friend and Fellowship.
Since 2007, the Zollar Relationship Monetary System has based its value on how much human relationships are worth. The interest rates scale goes from horrible to amazing, and from none to too much, changing the idea of value into a decentralized personal interpretation. Everyone has good, bad and fake relationships; it is therefore possible to use relationships as a common basis for the value of the Zollar. This commodification encourages us to think about how much a relationship is actually worth.
BIO
JaZoN Frings is an emerging Franco-American Artist based in Paris, France. He studied at Parsons School of Design and received his M.F.A. at La Sorbonne in 2008.
For over 13 years, his work has focused on how to create art using the economy as a medium. His works include a stock market based on his life (tracking experiences and health), a dedicated media outlet that uses economics all wrong, metaphysical shopping centers, and a worldwide system of FranchiZes (franchises). he is currently the editor-in-chief of an art and economy magazine called The ZEconomist.