MODU “Weather (Un)Control”
The Old School
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“After further progression and the development of environmental awareness, zones emerged in which this relationship between the surrounding air and the contaminated air zone became inverted. In other words, artificially created-or we might now say: the air-conditioned-zones emerged which provided privileged air conditions relative to the general surroundings, which themselves were subject to increasingly breathing risks, sometimes to the point of acute unbreathability and chronic unlivabilty.” -Peter Sloterdijk, Terror form the air
NEW YORK, NY. November 6, 2013. Storefront announced today the presentation of Weather (Un)Control by MODU, an installation on the architecture of air presented as part of Marfa Dialogues/NY. Following the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the project explores the invisible contaminants that fill indoor air long after the weather and media storms clear. Weather (Un)Control opens in Room 2.2 of The Old School (233 Mott Street) and runs from November 12-16, 2013.
Ten percent of New York City buildings sustained storm damage during Hurricane Sandy. While billions of dollars have been spent on the recovery effort, the storm’s invisible effects still linger in the air. Indoor building air-in the form of mold and dust- create health risks that are beyond the reach of health officials. After Hurricane Sandy, neither the federal nor the city governments monitored indoor air quality, relying mostly on air quality monitors on building rooftops, where the air is usually clearer.
Weather (Un)Control refocuses attention on indoor air contaminants, particularly dust. The dust in NYC buildings post-Sandy-including asbestos, silica, and gypsum-was caused by storm damage, but even more so by the rebuilding efforts that followed. The installation includes an indoor weather system generated by two forms of air contamination: dust and static electricity. The system combines artificial dust with static electricity to create “dust wall” drawings.
“MODU’s work talks about the importance of environmental control and air design in the construction of the contemporary city. Unveiling the dust levels in the air after a catastrophe like hurricane Sandy, the installation echoes the way heating and ventilation structures, hygiene policies, and other air control systems define our daily life,” says Associate Curator,Carlos Mínguez Carrasco.
[Image: MODU, “Dust Drawing: Asbestos” (2013)]
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Schedule
from November 12, 2013 to November 16, 2013
Opening Reception on 2013-11-13 from 19:00 to 21:00
An opening reception is free and open to the public, however an RSVP to the email address RSVP@storefrontnews.org is required.