David Blackmore | Artist | Ink on paper and branded biros | Book | Borrowed from my bank | 2008 - 2010 | University College London Collection

David Blackmore: Detail of Borrowed from my bank install

Borrowed from my bank install detail

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘Borrowed from my bank’ #1, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘Borrowed from my bank’ #1, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘Bank Swag’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

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Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘Bank Swag', 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘Unlimited Edition’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

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Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘Unlimited Edition’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘Borrowed from my bank #2’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘Borrowed from my bank #2’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘Take me I'm yours #1’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

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Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘Take me I'm yours #1’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘Take me I'm yours #2’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘Take me I'm yours #2’, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

northern rock, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 115 x 2 cm

Detail of northern rock, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 115 x 2 cm

Detail of northern rock, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 115 x 2 cm

Detail of northern rock, 2008 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 115 x 2 cm

northern rock plastic ballpoint pen (blue ink), circa 2008

BARCLAYS' ‘I used to be a plastic cup’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘I used to be a plastic cup’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS' ‘I used to be a plastic cup’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

Deutsche Bank, ‘A Passion to Perform’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of Deutsche Bank, ‘A Passion to Perform’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of Deutsche Bank, ‘A Passion to Perform’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Deutsche Bank plastic ballpoint pen (blue ink), circa 2009

HALIFAX, SOLD HALIFAX - ‘Working together with our community’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of HALIFAX, SOLD HALIFAX - ‘Working together with our community’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of HALIFAX, SOLD HALIFAX - ‘Working together with our community’, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

HALIFAX plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2009

HSBC, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of HSBC, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of HSBC, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

HSBC metal ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2009

ISLAMIC BANK OF BRITAIN, www.islamic-bank.com, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of ISLAMIC BANK OF BRITAIN, www.islamic-bank.com, from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of ISLAMIC BANK OF BRITAIN, www.islamic-bank.com, from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

ISLAMIC BANK OF BRITAIN plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2009

JP Morgan, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of JP Morgan, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

JP Morgan plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2008

Lloyds TSB, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of Lloyds TSB, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Lloyds TSB plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2009

RBS, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of RBS, 2009 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

RBS plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2009

AIB, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of AIB, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of AIB, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

AIB plastic ballpoint pen (blue ink), circa 2009

BARCLAYS'‘I love a good doodle’, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS'‘I love a good doodle’, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2010

BARCLAYS'‘I'm free! Now there's a thought’, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

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Detail of BARCLAYS'‘I'm free! Now there's a thought’ 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2010

BNP PARIBAS, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of BNP PARIBAS, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

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BNP PARIBAS, plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2010

BARCLAYS', 'Write here, write now', 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of BARCLAYS', 'Write here, write now', 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

BARCLAYS' plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2010

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE, 'CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK', 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of CRÉDIT AGRICOLE, 'CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK', 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 40 x 2 cm

Detail of CRÉDIT AGRICOLE, 'CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK', 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 115 x 2 cm

Detail of CRÉDIT AGRICOLE, 'CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK', 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 115 x 2 cm

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE plastic ballpoint pen (blue ink), circa 2010

Nationwide, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of Nationwide, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Detail of Nationwide, 2010 from Borrowed from my bank

Graph paper, ballpoint pen ink and branded pen

42 x 75 x 2 cm

Nationwide plastic ballpoint pen (black ink), circa 2010

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Consisting of twenty-three drawings each made through the exhaustion of all the ink in the individual accompanying pens procured for free from a number of UK, European and International financial institutions during the ‘’Great Recession’’ of 2008.

Borrowed from my bank, 2010, Hackney WickED, London, UK

University College London’s Rare book collection, London, UK (Special Collections POETRY STORE (X) BOO:BLA )

Private collections in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

Blackmore, D., ed., 2012, Borrowed from my bank, UCA: bookRoom Press

Kuiper, Annelies, 2008 De krediet crisis eist veerkracht van de mens, In: NRC.NEXT (Netherlands) 25/11/08, p20 21