Is the world is a business? NYC-based Sajjad‘s “currency collages” investigate the interconnectedness of our current international political economy. What are the results of our markets being tied together in tandem with the people who move and operate within them?
The World is a Business, 2016 by Sajjad
The title references a line from the movie The Network (1976), “We no longer live in a world of nations and ideologies, Mr. Beale. The world is a college of corporations, inexorably determined by the immutable by-laws of business. The world is a business, Mr. Beale; it has been since man crawled out of the slime.”
Landscape, 2016 by Sajjad, currency collage
Pilgrimage, 2016 by Sajjad, currency collage
Landscape and Pilgrimage juxtapose international currencies to create an unintended surreal scene. The currencies used may or may not have a connection based on the investment strategies between developed and developing countries.
Est. 1791, 2016 by Sajjad, currency collage
Est. 1791 references the date the 2nd amendment was adopted. This piece juxtaposes a handgun adorned with US currency along with the two-dollar bill as a backdrop. The artwork seems appropriate considering current events regarding violence and handguns in America. On one hand the piece can be seen as an iconic celebration of the 2nd amendment and simultaneously a critique of America’s celebration and obsession with the amendment.
Mexican Camo, 2016 by Sajjad, currency collage