StealthWealth (2009)
Carrier Bags, Handbags, Shelves, Wallpaper.
Dimensions Variable

The layered works of StealthWealth are the authentic shopping bags of fashion boutiques, which have been upholstered, using and morphing the materials of the fake designer handbags of the same label. These grotesque hybrids are a study of the in transience of brand loyalty, in a recessionary context in which certain high-end outlets have actually stopped marking their carrier bags as a response to their customers reluctance to be seen consuming.

Raphael Basckin