Welcome to Part 2 of our feelgood cash stories of 2020!
In July, Taiwanese artist Yosuke Hasegawa’s ‘money origami’ hit the headlines for its unusual approach to creating cash-based art. Celebrating the beauty of banknotes with a playful twist, the artist says he takes ‘an image of a rigid historical person and change them into something cute and funny.’
In August, an aquarium in North Carolina, U.S. decided to use its temporary closure as an opportunity to collect coins visitors had tossed into its nine-metre high waterfall. The result was a much-needed windfall of over $2,000. While not originally designed as a wishing well, staff explained, ‘the public decided it should be.’
