Project

2009-2010. Gustavo Romano. TIME NOTES (theoretical data)

 
TIME NOTES
“Mobile office for the reimbursement of wasted time” and other actions by Gustavo Romano

The Time Notes project involves a series of actions in public spaces using a new monetary system based on time units, 1 year bills, 60 minutes, etc. The back of these bills present different quotes, about money or time, written by philosophers, writers or economists.

Starting with a first opening action in Berlin, other actions took place in different cities (Singapore, Rostock, Vigo) and in each case they were the product of observations related to local problems regarding the system of exchange, the experience of time (as personal or alien) and the thoughts that on these subjects arose in each location.

The proposal for Madrid Abierto is to establish a “mobile office for the reimbursement of wasted time” and carry out at least 2 other actions using these banknotes, with topics that may arouse after field research, and observation of interaction with local issues which take place at the moment of the intervention.

A main office would function in Casa de America where video documents, banknotes and other documents related to the project would be exhibited. The mobile office would follow a route through different places of the city, for as much time as the event takes place.

It will be complemented with a low cost promotion campaign of wide circulation.


DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION

“MOBILE OFFICE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF WASTED TIME”
(Working in an unwanted job, time wasted on the wrong relationship, time in the army, etc.)

The construction of an office based on a tricycle and the use of a portable printer, a PDA with WIFI and a folding keyboard, will enable movement and autonomy regarding interaction with the public as well as collecting information and uploading it to the Internet.


EXHIBITION PROPOSAL

The action will be videotaped, and showed along the recordings of previous Time Notes actions. Copies of the banknotes with written causes for having wasted time will also be exhibited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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