Relative Humidity, Temperature, Light Intensity
Invented activities by Philippe Rahm with Alain Robbe-Grillet
“Interior Weather” is Philippe Rahm’s manifesto in space of his concept “Form and Function Follow Climate.” This space, designed as a micro-geography is an interior weather system constantly in flux.
A subjective narrative created by Alain Robbe-Grillet accompanies the installation, interpreting variations of light intensity, relative humidity, and temperature from different points of view: physiological, social, functional, etc. This series of gestural “fictions” suggest new spatial practices, new forms of social behaviour, and new urban and architectural forms.
- Relative humidity 50 percent. Temperature 21 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 750 LUX. A neutral place. With uniform light. Neither hot nor cold.
- Relative humidity 50 percent. Temperature 21 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 750 LUX. A cubical. No door, no window. Outstretching and resting. Recovery?
- Relative humidity 98 percent. Temperature 28 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 750 LUX. Icy air. Growing warmth. Disorientation.
- Relative humidity 98 percent. Temperature 28 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 1000 LUX. A far wall. A drawing of a forest scene. A welcome and carefree abandon.
- Relative humidity 98 percent. Temperature 28 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 1000 LUX. Bathing, warm. Grace. Milky white. Acclimatized.
- Relative humidity 50 percent. Temperature 21 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 320 LUX. A library of sorts. Dark wood. Bound volumes.
- Relative humidity 30 percent. Temperature 28 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 1000 LUX. Bay windows. Sun. Summer heat.
- Relative humidity 75 percent. Temperature 21 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 750 LUX. A bright room by day and night. A cross draft. Cooking smells.
- Relative humidity 30 percent. Temperature 28 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 320 LUX. Ceiling at one metre. Uninhabitable. Worn mats. Single square skylight. Crawling on all fours.
- Relative humidity 30 percent. Temperature 28 degrees Celsius. Light Intensity 0 LUX. Hot under gables. Absolute darkness. Incoherent inventions.
We commissioned philosopher Alain Robbe-Grillet to create this narrative for Environment: Approaches for Tomorrow, Gilles Clément/Philippe Rahm(2006–2007), an exhibition and publication about the relationship between humans and our surroundings.