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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (MX/CA) → Thermal Drift

19:00 - 24:00
  • Karlín/Holešovice
  • Interactive projection

About project

A heat that betrays human existence. Thermal Drift is an interactive installation that visualizes the radiation of our body temperature. Using a thermal camera, it detects the heat exchange between visitors’ bodies. The bodies do not end in skin but in an imperceptible two-way radiation. Thermal technology is increasingly being used by the police and the military. The basic human imprint, heat, thus becomes a target, putting us at risk.

But we’re safe here. Thermal Drift works playfully with the thermal camera, connecting us. It redistributes the power usually held by the police. Viewers watch as their body temperature paints their own portraits. They cannot tear themselves away, following the image until its imprint finally disappears.

About artist

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is a Mexican-Canadian artist who works with the concepts of architecture, technology, and performance. He likes to involve the public in his projects. He uses modern technologies such as robotic lights, digital fountains, computer tracking, media or telematic networks. Inspired by phantasmagoric images, carnivals, and animatronic creations, his works operate with light and shadow. In 2007, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer became the first artist to represent Mexico at the Venice Biennale. His work is regularly exhibited and realized in contemporary art shows and festivals, as well as in the world's leading institutions such as MoMA in New York, NGV in Melbourne, Tate Modern in London, SFMOMA in San Francisco, MAC in Montreal, Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid and MUAC in Mexico City. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. Among his best-known works is the installation Border Tuner. This brought together residents on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border who used their voices to control intersecting beams of light.

Supported by

  • Supported by

    ZŠ Lyčkovo náměstí