'Cashback' by vincent jacquier is an interactive installation that shows how one can alter the perception of an object by allowing it to express a virtual content directly linked to its physical aspect. here users are asked to take out a banknote from their wallets and re-evaluate its innocence. Once placed on the cashback glass, the note seeks to reveal its true twisted nature as a stripper appears and begins her provocative dance move. The higher the note's value, the more 'content' you get. Different sides of the banknote also dictate what kind of stripper you get (male or female).
While i totally see the artist's intention in the work, i just like the fact that the piece reminds me of all the times i've wanted to see a strip show and give the dancers some of my dollar bills! haha! seriously though, i like how the work questions the nature of currency and money and it's implicit 'whorish-ness' for lack of a better/more intellectual term.
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