Zero Magic is a conceptual project that exposes the hidden mechanics of financial markets through the lens of magic and illusion. Developed after infiltrating a secretive American hedge fund specializing in short selling, Zero Magic is designed to undermine the perceived value of publicly traded companies for profit.

The work includes a stage performance in collaboration with magician Malin Nilsson and an abacus-framed magic box containing a US patent application for a “Computer Assisted Magic Trick Executed in the Financial Markets.” Zero Magic reveals the invisible manipulations of global markets and questions the illusions that sustain economic power.

In collaboration with Malin Nilsson (magician), Théo Bourgeron (sociologist of finance), Kevin Keener (patent attorney), Johan Hjerpe (designer).