Inspired by the Moniac (Monetary National Income Analogue Computer), built by Bill Philips in 1949, Dutch designer Daniel de Bruin developed the MONIAC installation for Economia festival by Baltan Laboratories.
For Economia festival, de Bruin developed an analog installation that invites you to play with the economic system. Up to four people can work the system at the same time by earning and spending money, which is visualized by metal balls. Someone must work to get the cashflow started by physically setting the machine in motion. To earn more money, you can choose to work longer and harder, invest, speculate on the stock market or gamble. By spending your money, you can consume and purchase candy. But watch out, prices can fluctuate!
The collaboration between Baltan Laboratories and Daniel de Bruin is kindly supported by the Mondriaan Fund.
Video by moredanthings
Actors: Guus van Beers & Fleur Van Daal
Voice over: Dom Hoff
Color grading: Thomas van Kalmthout
Music: moredanthings & Telescope Music - telescopemusic.nl
Economia, the first 'think fest' of the Netherlands took place from 28 - 30th of April 2017.
Look back with us on some of the highlights of this 3-day festival that explored new ideas and thinking about our economy. Economia festival presented unexpected and playful approaches in looking at the essence of economy, thus establishing a fresh point of view on the economic system and our society.
Over the weekend, the audience was treated to an extensive program of keynote lectures, films, performances, installations, playful interventions and workshops, aiming to generate new perspectives and insights for alternative, (less predefined) economic futures/roadmaps.
During Economia a selection of artworks will be the backdrop to an immersion into the world of economy. Three participating artists are invited to share and discuss their ideas dealing with the transformative power of art for imagining other kinds of economic realities.
Designer Monique Grimord describes her use of radical fiction in her project TerraEconomics, where a speculative interface enables us to feel the possibility of changing our value system.
During Economia a selection of artworks will be the backdrop to an immersion into the world of economy. Three participating artists are invited to share and discuss their ideas dealing with the transformative power of art for imagining other kinds of economic realities.
RYBN.ORG presents ADM XI, an independent research platform for experimental algorithmic trading.
During Economia a selection of artworks will be the backdrop to an immersion into the world of economy. Three participating artists are invited to share and discuss their ideas dealing with the transformative power of art for imagining other kinds of economic realities.
Artist Jennifer Lyn Morone presents Jennifer Lyn Morone Inc. In this project, she questions capitalism’s mechanisms and exposes its lies and mythology by turning herself into a corporation.
Economia is a 3-day festival that explores new ideas and thinking about our economy. In this laboratory for ideas we can step out of the existing frame of thought. The festival presents unexpected and playful approaches looking at the essence of economy,…
Economia is a 3-day festival that explores new ideas and thinking about our economy. In this laboratory for ideas we can step out of the existing frame of thought. The festival presents unexpected and playful approaches looking at the essence of economy, thus establishing a fresh point of view on the economic system and our society.
