La bougie moderne

Une installation intéressante d’ Aram Bartholl.

Une bougie qui s’allume à l’aide d’un interrupteur et un transformateur 12 Volts.

A resistance wire, similar to one in a classic light bulb, is wound into a spiral and slipped over the wick of the candle. Both ends are soldered to copper wire which leads down to the switch which is fixed by a cable tie to the candle. The switch controls a 12 V power transformer. The resistance wire glows up very briefly before the heat breaks the metal. The candle is lit.

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