Description
Money is on the ground. Nobody picks it up.
The Price of Water is one of the most direct works in The Carbon Art collection. Created in mixed media, the composition depicts people waiting in line to collect water while paper currency lies on the cracked earth beneath them. The message is not symbolic. It is empirical: in a water crisis, economic value collapses. What matters is what is scarce.
Water scarcity is already affecting two billion people worldwide, a number expected to grow significantly as climate change disrupts rainfall patterns, accelerates glacial melt, and reduces groundwater recharge. The communities depicted in this artwork are not fictional.
This piece belongs to a body of work by Abhijeet Shrivastava that refuses to make the climate crisis abstract. By showing people waiting and showing money rendered worthless by its irrelevance to survival, the artwork makes the argument that the measures by which we typically assess value may be entirely the wrong ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the concept behind The Price of Water?
The artwork depicts people waiting for water while currency lies disregarded on the ground, arguing that water scarcity reorders all hierarchies of value and renders economic wealth irrelevant in a genuine resource crisis.
What medium is used?
The Price of Water is a mixed media artwork. Please contact the gallery for full medium and material details.
How is water scarcity connected to climate change?
Climate change is disrupting the global water cycle, intensifying droughts in some regions while flooding others. Two billion people currently live in water-stressed regions, with climate projections suggesting this figure will rise substantially.
Is this appropriate for a financial services or ESG-focused organization?
Yes. The Price of Water speaks to financial services firms, impact investors, and ESG teams that engage with resource scarcity as both a humanitarian and financial risk. It is also relevant for water utilities and climate policy organizations.
What is the size and edition of this work?
Please contact the gallery for sizing and edition details.
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