Then, slowly, came the movement: a piecemeal, sporadic effort to buy back the debt of ordinary people. Bank notes featuring Tracy Griffiths were pegged onto string across the space to dry. The husband and wife creative partnership were influenced by the Strike Debt and Rolling Jubilee initiatives in the US, which started to buy debt and abolish it for ethical reasons. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The names and images of local people appear on these ‘bank notes’ instead of the queen. Photograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianEdelstyn and Powell are making a film about the project, debt and the economic system called Bank Job.

Source: The Guardian March 23, 2018 06:00 UTC