Philippe Assalit

Artist Philippe Assalit in his workshop with some of his creations on the wall behind him.

”"These banknotes, small pieces of the great official history, put together tell a story. And I like to pick out details and reconstruct the original message on the face of the native model of the country like a second skin".

Philippe AssalitArtist (France)
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Gallery

Portrait of a Korean woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Korean banknotes.

"Won - Corée"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of an Indian woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Indian banknotes.

"Roupie - Inde"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a Brazilian woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Brazilian banknotes.

"Real - Brésil"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of an Irish woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Irish banknotes.

"Pound - République d'Irlande"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a Lithuanian woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Lithuanian banknotes.

"Litas - Lithuanie"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a French woman on a black background, layered with a collage of French banknotes.

"Franc - France"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a woman from the USA on a black background, layered with a collage of USA banknotes.

"Dollar - USA"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a man from Hong Kong on a black background, layered with a collage of Hong Kong banknotes.

"Dollar - Hong Kong"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a Moroccan woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Moroccan banknotes.

"Dirham - Maroc"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a Rwandan woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Rwandan banknotes.

"Franc - Rwanda"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019

Portrait of a Costa Rican woman on a black background, layered with a collage of Costa Rican banknotes.

"Colones - Costa Rica"

© Philippe Assalit | 2019