Ceramic, spray paint, mistletoe powder, copper
Approximately 2.3 × 6 ft
2019

AUX Cassette Fan Coil Unit combines ceramic and other media in a deconstruction of an air conditioning unit. Ducts and electrical conduits are depicted with ceramic bamboo pipes, while the body of the unit has been treated with powdered mistletoe, a parasitic plant that lives high up in the branches of trees and is associated with midwinter in European traditions. Inspired by the use of bamboo as a construction material in Zhujiajiao and the timing of the exhibition close to the winter solstice, the work applies the structures of natural organisms to an architectural, functional mechanism commonly found on the exterior of buildings like those near the exhibition venue.

This work was produced in 2019 for an exhibition at Untitled Space, Shanghai.