Haseeb Ahmed
Stock Weather III, 2024
Wood, aluminum, textile, steel chain, sand, electronics, custom software, stock quotes, 3D prints, and acrylic paint
1050 x 450 x 230 cm
413 3/8 x 177 1/8 x 90 1/2 in
413 3/8 x 177 1/8 x 90 1/2 in
Copyright the Artist & Harlan Levey Projects
Photo: Haseeb Ahmed
Further images
The winds and global finance both shape our daily lives but are invisible. I wanted to give them a form— that of this desert. Stock prices control fans in wind...
The winds and global finance both shape our daily lives but are invisible. I wanted to give them a form— that of this desert.
Stock prices control fans in wind tunnels which blow the sand. Cameras in the sand offer a perspective as though we are looking at the horizon.
The desert landscape evolves as the markets change and time goes on.
It’s a sunset scene, the end of the day and perhaps the end of history.
The question is— what kind of world is Capitalism producing for us?
"Stock Weather III" was commissioned by the Gwangju Biennial 2024, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, Gwangju, South Korea
Stock prices control fans in wind tunnels which blow the sand. Cameras in the sand offer a perspective as though we are looking at the horizon.
The desert landscape evolves as the markets change and time goes on.
It’s a sunset scene, the end of the day and perhaps the end of history.
The question is— what kind of world is Capitalism producing for us?
"Stock Weather III" was commissioned by the Gwangju Biennial 2024, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, Gwangju, South Korea