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\pard\plain\sa197\fs20 Many people probably could not spend this
summer without air conditioning due to the extremely hot
weather. The recent global extreme weather conditions, which are
believed to be caused in part by energy consumption in developed
countries, have brought extreme temperature changes never
experienced before to various regions of the world. While the
diffusion rate of air conditioning and heating equipment is
increasing as a countermeasure, those who cannot afford it for
economic reasons are being forced into harsh living conditions.
Especially in cities in summer, people are exposed not only to
outside air but also to heat from building exhaust, which is an
unreasonable situation.
\par The phrase "hot people, cold people" is a symbolic
expression of this situation using air conditioners. The human
body is molded using refrigerant pipes to visualize modern
people who live in dependence on this device. In the exhibition,
one of two air conditioners was set to cooling and the other to
heating, and both were forced to run at the same time. By
placing the outdoor units in the same location, air with a large
temperature difference flows out of the outlets of each unit,
creating various temperature ranges within a single room.
\par Thermometers installed here and there on the walls are set
close to the world's temperature in late October. By allowing
people in the gallery to experience this difference in
temperature, this device reminds people of the urgent issue of
global warming countermeasures and the harsh situation of social
disparity.\fs1\lang1024}
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Hot and cold people
Hot man::h180~w120 ~d100cm
Cold manFh90~w300 ~d120cm
AirconditionerARefrigerant pipeAthermometer@etc.
[Gallery Art Kageyama]
2019