After the small-scale mobile version that incubated plants of local city parks in busy and heavily polluted spots of Budapest, Designated Breathing Zone returns in a new form, this time to the slopes of Gellért Hill during PLACCC extra.

The loss of natural habitats and urban greens, heavy traffic and an increasing level of unsustainable human practices all contribute to the deteriorating air quality of our cities. Recent summers have also been a suffocating illustration of the so-called heat island effect of cities, where we all long for some cool greenery. 

Where can we head for some breath of fresh air?

During PLACCC extra, Designated Breathing Zone gets into a dialogue with existing urban greens and lifeforms, creating an intimate space and soundscape in the neighborhood of lush canopies – a place where you can stop and disappear for a moment, to breathe.

But who breathes who? What is the place and role of air, of visible and invisible lifeforms in the fabric of the city? 

Artistic concept and design: Eva Bubla 

Architectural consultation and planning: Erzsébet Zimmerer 

Production: Dániel Galambosi and Levente Kruppa, Balázs Budai

Sound installation concept and narrative: Eva Bubla 

Sound design and editing: Marcell Mostoha 

Voice: Emőke Suplicz, Kisanna Szabó

Photo: Attila Balogh 

Special thanks to Dániel Baló, Dávid Csermely, FabLab Budapest, Riikka Hohti, Zsuzsa Millei, Fanni Nánay, SVUNG, Tuure Tammi, Ágnes Vári