(with Arzu Ozkal)

‘Price per breath’ (PpB) is an art project that promotes a fictitious company merchandizing air products of the future where the production of clean air is highly controlled and
commercialized. As fictitious company representatives we ask:

What it means to live in a society with highly commercialized natural resources; what are their social, cultural and economical implications as if they are already in the market? PpB products intend to show the implications of what will happen if we carry over our existing line of thinking and illustrate a future urban landscape with these next-generation air products. These are products specifically designed for cities that realize cleaning the air with little tax money is not as profitable as buying commercial clean air products and services. For those who do not mind paying a little extra for a healthier and comfortable outdoors experience, this is even ‘premium service,’ customized, stylized and served for our ‘ultimate convenience!’

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Making

Publication
Ozkal, Arzu and Orkan Telhan. “Price Per Breath.” In the proceedings of the "Performative Architecture: Architecture and Stages in the Experience City, International Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, 3-4 September 2009.
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