Annette Kelm Two Dollar / Night, 2016

The work depicts two US-Dollar notes tucked in-between bright orange twigs photographed in front of a black backdrop that throws back cold day light. The contrast between color and texture subtly suggests other differences — between natural and human-made objects, individual and serial forms.

In her Money series, Annette Kelm combines banknotes with plants, ornaments, or often surprising props. At first glance, these images lure the viewer in with their playfulness. But what seems so apparent in the contrast between the two types of objects at first, becomes more complicated once the cultural and social developments in which money, consumption, or the economy as a whole are brought into the discussion.