The economy of Ireland as we all know is on the declining verge with the European Union handing out 85 billion Euros in 2010 to bail it out of an economic meltdown. There seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel for now and a frustrated Irish artist has decided to showcase the world what the true value of money can sometimes actually mean. Frank Buckley has constructed an apartment of three rooms whose walls have been made from brick that is pretty much shredded Euros. A whole 1.4 billion Euros have gone into the walls of the three rooms and if you were wondering where an artist from Dublin got all that cash if Ireland was doing all that bad, then all of it is ‘decommissioned money’.
That basically means that the 1.4 billion Euros that were given by the Central Bank of Ireland to Buckley for the project are worth as much as the waste paper that goes into the bin. With that settled, all he had to do was spend €35 ($45.90) on the wallpaper paste after getting the door and windows in donations and from friends to make his own home. The best part is that he gets to live rent free as the owner of the office, in which the billion euro home is built was mighty impressed by it. Not to mention, he had gone out of business himself thanks to the latest crisis in Ireland.
Those visiting Dublin can take a look at the home for free and see Buckley’s art collection titled ‘Expressions of Recession’. You can buy any of his artwork or even make a donation to help out the struggling artist, who much like many others in Ireland has been hit real hard by the sudden turn of events. This might be an amazing example of extreme recycling, but it also sparks off a more serious discussion on money and the true value of currency.
Via: Ninemsn
