Our relationship with money changes from day to day. One day we love it, the next we hate it. Sometimes we need it, others we have it. But do we ever really pay attention to it?

Our relationship with money changes from day to day. One day we love it, the next we hate it – but do we ever really pay attention to it? When was the last time you inspected the detailed art work on the money that we begrudgingly hand over to a shop for a pair of hot shoes? Keeping these questions in mind, Yosuka’s moneygami forces us to take note of our bank notes.

Each piece of currency itself is a work of art, a tributary portrait of a great – or not so great – leader. Yosuka creates a sense of equality amongst all of the famous igures, by folding a sense of humor into money. With a flick of a crisp edge, Che Guevara is turned into a cowboy. Saddam Hussein sports a soda jerk style hat, and Chairman Mao is given a Navy cap. Abraham Lincoln seems to be a favorite, appearing in sideways ball caps, du rags, turbans, sombreros and even as a ninja.

In these economically stressful times, Yosuka’s moneygami puts a smile on our faces again when dealing with money. And hey, we can always unfold one of his portraits should we need that extra cash for subway fare!

+ Hasegawa Yosuka