BREATHE
NOI Techpark, Bolzano Italy, 13.06. – 09.08.2024 View more
ETH Zurich, Zurich Switzerland, 26.09. – 02.11.2024 View more
About the project
BREATHE proposes a questioning of human belief systems, confronting the public with arranged facts and making intercontinental connections felt within one’s own body. The individual integrates into the collective mass of the atmosphere, revealing the concept of absolute independence as an illusion: everything is conditional on everything else.
The results of these calculations, delineating the air’s journey, complete with city names and timestamps, are exhibited in ticker font, either as a projection or on LED screens. The scrolling text, reminiscent of stock tickers cascading across Wall Street skyscrapers, echoes the ambiance of high-stakes trading. Air, clouds, and water are suggested as potential new commodities in a world driven by trade. Alongside the cities and timestamps, excerpts from conversations with scientists, poems, and other materials collected and created during the calculation processes are projected.
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32000 Lumen projection 1 channel
LED-Screen video 1 channel
Varying length (daily calculations)
Size Zürich:
25m x 4m
Size Bolzano:
40m x 5m
Size Washington, D.C.:
4m x 2m (LED-installation)
Size China:
16m x 2,5m (LED-installation)
D-USYS
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
Group for Atmospheric Dynamics
Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C., United States
Swissnex
Modern Art Museum Shanghai
Shanghai Climate Week
Shanghai Climate Ring