Hyperinflation project

Katherine Hasegawa

Venezuela: the forgotten crisis

An exhibition curated for the Debt Justice UK. On display from 8 - 16 Nov 2023 | Peckham Levels, London A photo series that exposes the...

Katherine Hasegawa

Money-dress demonstration at the Sustainable Art Prize (SAP)

The Sustainability Art Prize is an annual competition run by the Cambridge School of Art and the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) at...

Katherine Hasegawa

Catwalk show calling out ARU’ students

The money-dress was first displayed at Anglia Ruskin University's Global Week 2019. Global Week is an annual event that celebrates...

Katherine Hasegawa

Hyperinflation Game: The power in “Playing”

For some years now, game-based learning has played an essential role in education. As a student, I recognise that what students really...

Katherine Hasegawa

What is the meaning of the dress design?

With this dress, I wanted to represent the traditional costume of Venezuela. You might find women wearing flowing ruffled dresses at...

Katherine Hasegawa

Project history - Banknotes that traveled from Venezuela and were showed off as a national dress

The idea of making a money dress arose from an economics essay submitted in the first term of my degree, entitled: Why are Venezuelans...

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Why are Venezuelans using banknotes for artistic purposes rather than buying necessities?

Using banknotes as a raw material for artistic purposes is an example of the unintended consequence of government printing too much...

Katherine Hasegawa

On how to join a dress and an economic phenomenon into one powerful message

The dress that I wear was made entirely out of Venezuelan currency. Despite being made up of approximately 2,500 banknotes, in Venezuela...