Levitation of desire

2013, Salvador Allende Solidarity Museum - Santiago, Chile.

Golden ingot rotating on its own axis and levitating 2.5 centimeters above the surface of a black stepped plinth.

The work consists of a life-size reproduction of a gold ingot levitating and spinning a few centimeters above the surface of a black plinth. The artist invites a reflection on the value of money, financial speculation, and the desire and illusion of wealth as one of the values within the global system.

Text: Luz Muñoz Rebolledo