For The Person Who Owns Nothing

<p>Almost overnight, we have moved from a culture of ownership to a culture of rent. We subscribe for access to unlimited amounts of online shared content and have access to people’s homes, cars and even their time all at the click of a button. Where will the shared economy end? What is the limit to a subscription based lifestyle?</p> <p>We believe that the concept of sharing requires re-interrogation. The need to own something has long been driven by economic and consumerist incentives, a desire which is potentially becoming obsolete. Yet the sharing economy is equally at risk of being exploited and wastefully implemented by the same growth oriented companies prioritising monetary profit. Rather than reluctantly cling to this outdated mindset instead we consider what might the world look life if we could disown everything.</p> <p>‘For The Person Who Owns Nothing’ is the product of a fictional agency of the future known as THE LIFE SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY, an organisation where individuals can sign up for a non-ownership, all access lifestyle. The handbook acts as an artefact from the world of this scenario, specifically created by the Agency to help new and prospective users understand how objects, space and infrastructure would change in light of this new model, all the while questioning the notion of what it means to share ‘better’…</p>