Philosophy

Saturday, January 28, 2012

$1.4 Billion House

People look at the Aztec Maiden, a Philippine-registered freighter, off a Dutch beach in Wijk aan Zee. The Philippine cargo ship ran aground off the Dutch coast on Friday after breaking its anchor, Dutch media reported. (© Robin van Lonkhuijsen/United Photos/REUTERS)

 
 
Artist Frank Buckley sits on the toilet of the house he has built out of 1.4-billion decommissioned euro notes from the Central Bank's mint. Bricks of money make up the walls and shredded bills carpet the ground on the first floor of the empty office building in Smithfield, Ireland, where Buckley has set up camp. He has been building for 12 hours every day, and living on-site since Dec. 1, 2011.

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