“Blob (Flat Sculptures)” 2022, Erwin Wurm “troll 01 (the myth)”

“IF I COULD CREATE A FORM OF CURRENCY IT WOULD BE A LITTLE TROLL LIKE THE ONE I DUNKED IN PAINT. THE LITTLE TROLL WOULD RID YOU OF ANY FINANCIAL TROUBLES. IT WOULD ALSO NEVER BACKFIRE. EVER. NO CURSED TROLLS. YOU WOULD KNOW THE VALUE OF MONEY AND TIME AND YOURSELF. EVERY TIME YOU RUB ITS BELLY, ALL YOUR DEBT IS CANCELED, AND YOUR WORRIES ARE REPLACED WITH BUTTERFLIES AND RAINBOWS.”

“THE CURRENCY OF THE FUTURE GROWS FROM THE PAST AND MOVES WITH TIME. IT WILL BE AN ABSTRACT, MOVABLE, GROWING UNICELLULAR ORGANISM SIMILAR TO A BLOB THAT WILL ADAPT BY ITSELF, AND FORMS AND DEFORMS ITS OWN EXISTENCE.”