IN-VESTMENT examines London's financialization by tracing how social and cultural values ​​were transformed into economic capital across different historical contexts. The name "Vestment" both signifies the project's focus on investment and implies that the events it addresses unfold in the name of justice.

The project focuses on two structurally interconnected case studies. The first examines orphanages from the 16th to 18th centuries, institutions originally established to protect the property of underage orphans. Over time, these properties were legally expropriated and reallocated to public funds to finance infrastructure and royal projects, such as the Blackfriars Bridge. While these investments fostered urban development, they prioritised fiscal growth over the rights and future of vulnerable groups.

The second case study examines the gentrification of contemporary Elephant and Castle, where redevelopment and soaring house prices have transformed residents' daily lives into measurable financial metrics. In a speculative market, housing, community, and social relationships are redefined as assets, leading to displacement within a narrative of regeneration and progress.

IN-VESTMENT connects these two moments through the concept of "re-publishing." An orphanage estate register and contemporary stock market data are reprinted as receipt-like prints—a form that marks moments of value transformation within the everyday economic system. By merging historical and contemporary records into a common material language, the project reveals how financial logic persists across time and environments.

The exhibition brings this research to life through live printing and site-specific imagery. A thermal printer continuously prints receipts alongside photographs of the Blackfriars Bridge and Elephant Castle, allowing viewers to witness in real time how value is transformed into digital and printable form. Through this process, IN-VESTMENT invites viewers to reflect on how the financial system, while normalising exploitation, obscures the humanity underlying its calculations.