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Vorkuta - 2001
refrigerant cell (-20° C /-4°F), steel table, electrical circuits, chair, equipped with electrical resistance, (37° C/ 98.60° F), thermostat, sparks
210 x 220 x 350 cm / 82 3/4 x 86 1/2 x 137 3/4 in
This work is a refrigeration cell which originally was part of a truck. The temperature of the cell was lowered to - 20° C. Timed electrical circuits which produced sparks were installed in an iron desk, which also had an open drawer, filled to the brim with ice. A thermostat, connected to an electric resistor, regulated the temperature of a chair to 37 °c, thus creating the simulation of use. Every second, the seated viewer perceives a spark between two electrodes which emerge diagonally from the corners of the cell. Simultaneously, the viewer feels a cool temperature, generated by two fans.
Installation views: Prototipi 0.1, Fondazione Olivetti, Rome, 2002.
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