A work I gifted to Beau Dick, included in the exhibition Lalakenis at the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery in Vancouver, BC. This work was also shown at documenta 14, Athens, Greece.
In 2011 I began melting Canadian copper pennies (those minted 1996 and before) because it became profitable to do so. Paradoxically, copper pennies are worth more for their material than their face value. Even after subtracting the cost of the fuel, a profit can be achieved. However, destroying currency in Canada is illegal. So I
