The Project Banknotes by Kuhn, Stefan

On numerous photographic journeys to distant lands, the artist Stefan Kuhn collected over the years banknotes from around the world. Only through close reading of both sides of the paper money, and viewing through the backlighting, he saw the diversity and uniqueness that carries each bill in itself. Mostly to be shown typical features such as colors, writings, people, landscapes or depicted historical events. Other features such as the security thread, the guilloche, or watermarks and
holograms are usually between two sides of a bill.

Based on this constellation was also the idea to arise the visual perception of a bill by an interplay of front, core and reverse into a new perspective. By the method of reproduction technology and the signifieds lighting of the photographer, the printed
objects are lit in a way, that the original colors remain and the result represents a symbiosis of all specific quirks and characteristics of the bill.

A currency is constantly changing. Through it´s status as means of payment, a cash bill often goes through many hands over decades. It meets with different cultures, crosses continents and even gets to know various layers of our society. During this
period, the cash changes not only his outer appearance, but also its value. This is depending on various factors, so as the economic situation, the foreign trade or the political stability of a country subjected to a constant metamorphosis.

Taking the time component of this historical photographic study, the exchange rate on each reproduction and the date of publication will be held compared with the current reserve currency for the following period. This gives the artwork a distinct
touch and its gaining in importance. Currently there are 160 official currencies worldwide, each with 5-7 bills. For "The project banknotes," bills of all maintenance levels will be photographed. Both, "hot off the press" banknotes of active currencies, collectibles and historical commemorative notes or reprints in small print runs.

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The art works are available in the following packaging.

45x60cm - Premium Pigment print on Hahnemühle Baryta PhotoRag, framing and lamination option, edition of 160, signed

120x85cm - Premium Pigment print on Hahnemühle Baryta PhotoRag, framing matte silver aluminum with shadow gap, vacuum laminated on Kroma cardboard and Kappa Line 10 mm, edition of 9, signed