farawaysoclose, 2001

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The piece farawaysoclose, created in 2001 during the artist’s residence in Frankfort, consisted of replacing a two euros coin by a ten Thai baths coin in order to buy Coke cans from the school's vending machines. At the time where the Deutsche Mark was replaced by the euro, the artist was looking to find his place and his identity in a foreign country. In exchanging the two currencies, he played on the economic representations and cultural existences, shifting from a minority status to a position of equality.