Why isn’t anybody interested in the shopping bill in supermarkets? Yes, they are cramming the wallet – but just think of a journey, when all in the sudden, those bills can become a precious memory and people start saving them as if they were valuable souvenirs? If you lay out the bills of a month, you can combine the date, the time, the place, and the things bought with the things that happened around it. But the everyday memories are not of an interest? Particularly, other people’s shopping bills can inspire stories about their lives and offer clues about their way of life. A cashier sees all the things people from different backgrounds and ‘classes’ buy, which may, at times, be really private. Did you ever think about what kind of impression you make when putting your groceries on the conveyor?
The Mexican artist Gabriel Kuri is often using shopping bills in his art. Check this out:
Gabriel Kuri, Untitled, 2008, collage on paper, 29,5 x 26 cm
Gabriel Kuri, Mexican grocery receipts, tapestry, 2008, detail
Gabriel Kuri, s.a., at Art Basel Miami Beach
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