CHIŃSKI KALKULATOR (CHINESE CALCULATOR, 2006) giving wrong results. Recorded on July 26, 2008 at the Arnolfini. Janek Simon's Chinese Calculator recreates the reprogrammed calculator used to overcharge him during his stay in Shanghai, symbolising the precarious business relationship between Western tourist and trader. It is another reminder of the complex, shifting, and often unequal economic and cultural relationships between East and West.
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