In the summer of 2002 Helsinki advertised itself as the capital with the cleanest air in Europe. The video installation makes an overt reference to this statement, which could also be interpreted as a manifestation of the non-mixed, almost exclusively white, ethnic “purity” of the Finnish territory. Clean Air combines aerial views of Helsinki with a soundtrack consisting of recorded breathing sounds of 30 immigrants living in the city. The installation includes an audio CD on which these people say their names. The intimacy of breathing and self-identification by saying one’s name accompany the vast city views.