Tether

 Exhibiting from 21st October - 31st October

at QUAD, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby DE1 3AS

‘Too big to fail’ is a new video work that draws comparisons between the recent financial crisis and Hollywood thrillers.

During the recession we have been offered scapegoat figureheads to focus our anger on; debauched bankers who have become personifications of corruption and immorality in business; their personal flaws becoming headline news.

In cinema, there is quite often a ‘breaking point’ that leads to the previously anonymous Lex Luthors becoming their wicked and depraved selves. 

What were the breaking points for the banks and institutions that were once deemed ‘too big to fail’?