interrupt.

this is the rest of the intervention project i did. [the first bit was the benefits poster] for the first of my other two interventions i bought some fortune cookies from LIDL, unpackaged them, removed the notes from inside the cookies, replaced them with my own notes, and returned them to the shop. the reason i did this is because i don't like the boring ambiguity of all those messages [in a similar way to horoscopes] and so all of my messages are a play on taking the ambiguity a big step further. they read as follows:

[Insert Fortune Here]

You will have 1/2/3 children with
your beautiful husband/wife

You will find great success in the
design/construction/media/retail industry

Your husband/wife/partner can be found
where you least/most expect it

Look for the positives in your recent loss of
job/a relative/money/possession

A house/flat/cottage in the city/suburbs/countryside
could be the perfect place to settle down.

Look after your friends/family for
they are most dear to you

It is time to stop the smoking/drinking/junk
food and take up golf/tennis/jogging

Your efforts/laziness at work/home will be
noticed and you will be praised/punished

Your friends appreciate you for being the
funny/clever/reliable/outgoing one


For the second one i wanted to take a look at the value of money in the current economic climate [it may sound clever, but i actually know shit all about the economy]. so i figured the best piece of graphic communication to interrupt is the banknote itself. with a simple stamp on every note i come across, my message has a fast and wide circulation. the message was spend it all at once which for me, worked on two levels, one encouraging the holder to go out and spend money in order to stimulate the economy and save our local businesses, but also as a general life lesson to be more reckless and spontaneous with your money, and enjoy spending it.


i've been stamping notes for a few days and intend to continue for a long while as i rather like the idea. as unlikely as it may be, if you ever do come in contact with a note stamped with spend it all at once please please please please please please please please please please please contact me, id love to hear from you!