What would you do if you had €1.4bn? The mind boggles, but how about if you had €1.4bn in decommissioned banknotes? Either way, you’ll never top the efforts of Irish artist Frank Buckley.
Wicklow native Mr Buckley is behind a stunning work of art – an entire house built from €1.4bn worth of decommissioned banknotes.
Everything inside the home, from its clocks, ‘paintings’ and even the bricks that form the foundations of the house were all constructed from shredded banknotes.
Mr Buckley’s artwork, part of a series dubbed ‘Expressions of Recession’, can all be found within the ‘Glass House’ featured above, where the artist is housing his work. He began the project in December 1, 2011 and it is due to be completed within seven weeks.
The house is situated on Coke Lane in Smithfield, where the Mr Buckley has been working 12 hours a day.
If you want to see what “two trailer fulls” of shredded mint from the Central Bank looks like, have a look above. It’s a truly incredible story and the most beautiful fire hazard we’ve ever seen, so be sure to read the full story on the artist’s ingenious efforts from the original Irish Times article here.
