The Secret Life of External Air-Conditioning Units
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The Secret Life of External Air-Conditioning Units, based on Máté Bartha's photo series of the same title, complete with drawings and prints by Zsófi Rumi and Árpád Szigeti, is a practical guide to the humbling world of the External Units, these gentle and wise beings, bringing together the almost all-forgotten esoteric knowledge for a wider audience.
“I have a recurring dream. The stars shine above me, as I am quietly sliding through dark alleys, exploring the moonlit courtyards of a city inhabited by none but me. There is no movement or sound, only my quick footsteps as I’m searching for something very important amidst the million buildings and objects once used and loved, now meaningless alien monuments glowing silvery in the night. I stop, as I reach a facade of an industrial building. I have found what I came for. The several dozen air conditioning units operate no more, but their peculiar formation speaks clearly, and straight to the soul. It is a holy sentence, or maybe just a word, but all is finally understood, and everything does make sense for a second. By the time I wake up, the meaning dissolves, but the feeling lingers on for a while, as I can’t stop longing for a life in which I would only need to photograph air conditioning units, and do nothing else.”
riso printed with aqua, black, bright red, medium blue and yellow