I just inhaled 2.4bn year old oxygen in Tasmania. Now I’m part of an exhibition until I die
French-Swiss conceptual artist Julian Charrière has created a permanent installation called "Breathe" at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, Australia. The artwork allows visitors to inhale oxygen extracted from 2.4-billion-year-old iron ore sourced from Australia's Pilbara region. The oxygen is released through a Hofmann apparatus in a subterranean chamber, offering a solitary, immersive experience that connects each person to the Great Oxidation Event and the origins of aerobic life. The piece opens alongside Charrière's major exhibition "Hard Core," which explores geology and includes works previously shown at the Venice Biennale.