Heat Field

SCREENINGS

October 2024: Boston Youth Climate Summit 2024, 13 ft x 5 ft LED screen, Museum of Science, Boston, MA | Installation views

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Heat Field, video stills, 2024 | click to enlarge

Custom 8:3 aspect ratio

Commission for the Museum of Science, Boston

8:23 min, continuous loop (silent)

2024

Responding to the Boston Museum of Science's Youth Climate Change Poll, Heat Field imagines potential ramifications of urban heat island effect:

1. The increase in temperature in cities compared to surrounding areas due to heat being trapped and amplified by the built environment, resulting in average temperatures that can be 10–15°F higher than surrounding communities.1
   

To metaphorically address urban heat island effect, Heat Field progresses from a natural environment to a city radiating extreme heat. The environment becomes a (hopefully) exaggerated reality in which steam rises from pavement and buildings. The surfaces become hot enough to boil water and the tar, asphalt, rubber, and even thermometers, begin to melt.

CREDITS

Georgie Friedman: filming, compositing and editing.

All imagery was filmed in and around Boston, MA.

Commissioned by the Museum of Science, Boston

1 City of Boston's Heat Resilience Solutions for Boston

Heat Field, video still, 2024

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