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I just inhaled 2.4bn year old oxygen in Tasmania. Now Iโm part of an exhibition until I die
In Monaโs new permanent installation, visitors can breathe air so pure it โhas not been touched by any being before youโ More than 2bn years ago, during the Paleoproterozoic era, the Earthโs atmosphere began to fill with free oxygen, enabling the rise of aerobic life and, ultimately, humans. Itโs known as the Great Oxidation Event, and deep in the subterranean belly of the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, a new artwork offers visitors the chance to inhale oxygen thatโs been trapped in iron ore since then. When French-Swiss conceptual artist Julian Charriรจre came up with the idea, Monaโs owner David Walsh not only said yes but created a bespoke space for it. Continue reading...