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RICH as in

                           Respect is found in every room i walk in,

                    my Intuition is clear and truthful, i have a            promising Career ahead of me, i only get

            good  Head 

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How to be Rich is a project spawning from the spiritual practice of fortune. 

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"I want to be a materialist in the way Buddhism preach non-attachments but still have Buddha be made out of 24K gold type of way"

                                                                                                quoted from @j2m3l002 

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The project began whilst attending an artist residency in Yang Shou where seeking fortune through superficial prayers and plastic gold was the norm. During the residency we went on an excursion to a cave, where the sight of natures internal sculptures felt incredibly rich. This was contrasted with the flow of tourism, parading in union through orchestrated high pitched speakers telling everyone to move along the psychedelically lit tunnels. I took this photo as a souvenir capturing just this contrast. 

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A few months later i went on a trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. Although the sight of fake luxury brand clothing is all very common in China, this felt like a true celebration in Vietnam. I've always been a big fan of counterfeit luxury clothing, especially those that are so obviously fake. There is a clear humour in the phenomenon, yet also a great deal of wisdom. Those who wear it are not proving anything, but rather celebrating the idea of feeling rich. 

 

I spent most of my time outside of Hanoi, inside a cave (again) attending a music festival. To me the most thrilling part of the experience was not the festival itself and the ravaging souls participating in the occasion, but rather the cave and it's masterful environment. There were several moments in this cave where i felt a great sense of life. Discovering hidden alters, viewing the spectacle of human dance from inside and afar, floating up and down the corners of this internal mechanism. 

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It was at this moment i felt so incredibly rich. I knew it from the core within me and i believed it. 

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Back in the city I passed by a shop blinding with diamond covered clothes. The auntie inside took a particular liking to my socks as i adored her colourful shop. I ended up buying two items from the stylish lady, one of which was a fake gucci gown - This was to later be developed into my first rich character. 

works made within this project

 Your words are a spasm of wisdom
Smile wide, golden-lips 
GOLDENFISH
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