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Time/Bank is an online platform created by Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle for artists who wish to aquire services without using money. Individuals can trade their time, skills and knowledge through this platform. “Hour Notes” are the physical currency used in this system. Completing a task earns you the appropriate amount of hour notes, which you can use to request someone else’s time and skills, or to contribute to the community.

Sustainability through creativity in a harsh capitalist society is what Time/Bank hopes to bring to awareness. This catalogue contains an interview with Aranda and Vidokle that talks in-depth about the core intention of . With all this, I hope to encourage readers and audiences to look into the concept of timebanking and eventually participate in this system of alternative currency.