
pic by julieta aranda
we believe the work of julieta aranda makes our world a better place, specially the work she has been doing with “time/ bank”, that is why we asked her to send us a picture that represents that wonderful work.
in 2012, julieta invited me to cook at her pop-up restaurant- atelier in berlin for time / food that is one of several initiatives of time/ bank “that function both as a visualization of the parallel economy and its practical deployment. similar to the Time/Store, currently in business at stroom den haag, where one can exchange time and skills for concrete commodities, Time/Food is a fully functional restaurant inspired by the Mexican institution of comida corrida — informal restaurants for workers, that serve home style meals of several courses at a fixed price during lunch time. the price of a meal is half hour.”
http://e-flux.com/timebank/event/timefood-berlin-april-1st-2012-2-4-pm
more information about:
“Time/Bank at e-flux is modeled on existing time banks. Every Time/Bank transaction will allow individuals to request, offer, and pay for services in “Hour Notes.” When a task is performed, the credit hours earned may be saved and used at a later date, given to another person, or contributed towards developing larger communal projects. For example, if you happen to be in Beijing or Hamburg and need someone to help you shop for materials or translate a press release, you would be able to draw on resources from Time/Bank without exchanging any money.
Through Time/Bank, we hope to create an immaterial currency and a parallel micro-economy for the cultural community, one that is not geographically bound, and that will create a sense of worth for many of the exchanges that already take place within our field—particularly those that do not produce commodities and often escape the structures that validate only certain forms of exchange as significant or profitable. Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle”
more about: http://e-flux.com/timebank/about
thank you dear julieta. we love you!
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