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Invisible Object

Invisible Object

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The work infuses a tiny volume, about 5 cubic inches, with cool air, enough to put your hand or nose. Due to the way the air conditioners work, they actually serve to make the general room hotter, while cooling off only a tiny section.

This relational work toys with architectural space and questions the (im)possibility of the sculptural object as a physical thing.

2010
4 x 5 x 8 ft. Space between air conditioners: 3 inches
Parallel walls (drywall, 2x4s), 2 air conditioners, a void

Photo by Erik Peterson.

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