Cesare Pietroiusti (b. 1955)
Money-Watching

video: 4:18 min.

performance: 50/a, New Street, Birmingham, May 24, 2007

An ordinary shop, located in a commercial area of Birmingham, sells a certain number of 10 and 20 GBP bank-notes.

In order to purchase such an item, the customer has to look at it for a certain amount of time, without interruption: 15 minutes (7'30" each side) for the £ 10 note; 25 minutes (12'30" each side) for the £ 20 note. The shop is open from 10 am to 6 pm.