The Audience is More than a Viewer, but a Creator
Project Focus
Receipt of Existing is a social practice project documenting the real costs of accessing healthcare in Portland. Inspired by the organizer’s own experience of being forced into double insurance just to keep a therapist, the project gathers anonymous “receipts” is short, printed fragments of people’s struggles, expenses, denials, and small victories within the healthcare system. Each receipt becomes a portable record of what it takes simply to survive, shared hand-to-hand as a way to make these hidden burdens visible. Anyone can contribute, continue, or expand this project; it belongs to the community it documents.
Project Components
Menu Items
Cost of Healthcare without Insurance.
It seems that taking basic care of yourself is racking up a bill. It can feel like paying for healthcare is an individual problem, but it reality it is a system issue.
Receipt Sticker
Menu Items are moved to Sticker Receipt.
Once participants choose their Menu Items, cost is assigned, and then added up. There is a 5% tax on every order, to make commentary on hidden fees, loss of work, and transportation costs. The QRCode is linked to website.
Photos
QRCode takes user to the website.
Once on the website, user can upload photos of wherever the receipts find their home.
Aesthetic
Receipts are design to trigger questions.
The site is designed with a bureaucratic, clinical, and simple aesthetic, emphasizing the project's commitment to addressing healthcare access in a professional and impactful manner. Here is a starting place for further learning and information where the data was found in order to make Menu Items and costs attached to them.
Project Values
Receipt of Existing is guided by values of inclusivity, social impact, and collaboration. The project is committed to integrity, transparency, and excellence in its engagement with communities, aiming to foster meaningful connections and positive change.
The project team is dedicated to promoting justice, empathy, and empowerment through art, envisioning a space where diverse voices are heard, and healthcare access is advocated for with passion and determination.
Participant Stories
"Receipt of Existing provided a powerful platform for advocating healthcare access and social awareness through art."
Linda
"I was deeply moved by the impact of Receipt of Existing in sparking meaningful conversations about healthcare and community wellbeing."
Johnson
"Being part of Receipt of Existing was a transformative experience, amplifying the importance of healthcare access and individual agency in shaping societal change."
Sophia