Iteration Loss, 2026

Automated mechanical system, soap, bucket

170 x 50 x 50 cm

A mechanical apparatus positioned above drops a blank soap coin into an iron bucket below at five-minute intervals. Within this scaled-down economic system, the coin is defined as a "token." Upon contact with water, it immediately begins an irreversible process of dissolution. The work renders visible, in a direct material way, the continuous erosion and loss of value under systemic inflation.

In its interactive setup, viewers are invited to reach into the water to retrieve the token. Some, however, attempt to intercept it mid-air. This reflexive gesture of catching becomes a physical response to the inevitability of value disappearance. Faced with a self-regulating system, the viewer shifts from passive observer to an agent of intervention, driven by instinct to momentarily resist the programmed disappearance of value.