{"id":608,"date":"2009-01-18T15:33:51","date_gmt":"2009-01-18T20:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?p=608"},"modified":"2009-01-18T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2009-01-18T20:45:54","slug":"sarahs-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"sarahs project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-608 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?attachment_id=612'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/300_121696-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-612\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-612'>\n\t\t\t\tstone money\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?attachment_id=613'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/84universality-f12-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-613\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-613'>\n\t\t\t\tcelullar automata\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?attachment_id=614'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/boardbig-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?attachment_id=615'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/go-game-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?attachment_id=617'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ancient-wts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?attachment_id=618'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/cellularautomaton-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In our society, we trade our time and energy for units of value called  money.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\">The first forms  of money were carved stone and metal weights used in the Mesopotamian  valley. Although theirs forms were diverse, each unit of measurement  and had a direct correlation to caloric energy (in the form of stored  grain). Nowadays, there is no standard connecting money&#8217;s value with  reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\">Although the ins and outs of international finance are often as complex  as some languages, on a daily level, the pattern of money&#8217;s flow in  and out of an individual bank account is clear.But yet the  concrete nature of the work that money represents is often forgotten,  and indeed many people (myself included) find money management confusing-  if not slightly terrifying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\">If we could  see clearly where our money was going and what it was doing, would our  patterns of behavior and consumption change?<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\"> My project for Gaia will be an experiment in money management for visual  thinkers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\">Bringing money  back to its ancient roots, I will create sets of small tokens to represent  the money in my bank account. Graduated in scale, each token will signify  a specific amount of time\/energy. These tokens will be arranged in  patterns (similar to those found in cellular autonoma or go games) on  a board to represent how and where I spend, save and earn money. In  this way the stress of money management will be turned into a literal  board game, with saving money and reducing debt as its goal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\">As the residency progresses the growth and changes of these  patterns will be documented with photographs and drawings. Translating  the abstract numbers into an abstract visual pattern will help me gain  a more objective viewpoint on my finances, and new relationships and  should be visible in the information. Once the system is perfected,  it will be possible to experiment with using it therapeutically with  the public during the opening (if they bring their bank statements!). <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our society, we trade our time and energy for units of value called money. The first forms of money were carved stone and metal weights used in the Mesopotamian valley. 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