The monetary expenditure of cigarettes through the
representation of materialistic objects
Taylor Saul, Abby Van der Velde, Bessy Patsalis, Jessica Fricke
Our aim is to focus on the need to make invisible objects visible, as a means of actively
representing data for individuals to engage with content that is stimulating. In doing so,
the data can accompany or even alter an individuals opinion or perspective.
Facts and Figures
The average smoker smokes 15 cigarettes per day for an
average of 24 years. A packet of cigarettes costs
$16, thus making each individual cigarette
approximately 0.80 cents each.
$12 a day spent on cigarettes
x6
$84 per week spent on cigarettes
x24
$365 per month spent on cigarettesBondi beach passes for a yearx3
$4383 a year spent on cigarettes
x23
$21, 915 spent over 5 years on cigarettes
x27
$43, 830 spent over 10 years on cigarettes
Toyota Yaris
x2
$105, 192 spent over 24 years (the average smokers’ lifetime)
For 5 passengers to to go to the Mediterranean for 2 weeks on a private boat
x8
Evaluation
•This monetary expenditure pre-exists as a indistinct concept in our heads
•When an individual is smoking they are not visualising the money spent on a particular cigarette.
• How much one has spent and what they could be saving for
•Depict how the money they spend on cigarettes on a daily basis could actually be spent in alternative ways or even so, on the necessities in life.