There was a time when a single dollar made a difference in the quality of my day. It either bought me food or kept me from walking a few miles to school in the rain. Viewers are invited to contemplate their situation and decide if they want or need a dollar. If you want the dollar, consider if it is better left for someone who may need it. If in need, you are invited to take one of the 100 one-dollar bills hanging on the wall to make a difference in your day.

This project consists of 100 one-dollar bills and wall text and was first commissioned by and installed at the Center for Advanced Hindsight, Duke University in 2012.

The second edition of this project was covertly installed in a doorway on Washington Street in downtown Greensboro on June 5, 2013. A camera, stationed in a parked car, photographed every 5 seconds for the 6 hours that the project lasted.  

Link to blog posting on this project by Dan Ariely:

http://danariely.com/2012/07/28/______-a-dollar/

Link to online catalog for PoorQuality: Inequality

http://artisticallyirrational.ssri.duke.edu/poorquality.htm