Artist Turns A Pistol Into A Functioning Temperature Gun.

This interactive artwork is called 38°C; the temperature threshold where we’re typically diagnosed with a fever.

Visitors are asked to place the gun at each other’s heads.

When the trigger is pulled, a temperature reading is taken by a sensor hidden in the muzzle of the gun, setting off a roulette sequence which ends on the real body temperature. If below 38°C the numbers flash green, otherwise red.

Amongst rising gun sales and establishments tempted to exploit the pandemic, the act of aiming a weapon at our heads to get a temperature reading not only exposes our fears of the disease, but also of each other.

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Artist Turns A Pistol Into A Functioning Temperature Gun.

thomasmarcusson

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Thomas Marcusson (b 1981, Sweden) is an artist experimenting with a range of different media; from photography, sculpture, video and online. His work is often reflecting on the advent of new technology and what impact this has (or does not have) on society, human behaviour and individuals.

He has had is work exhibited at the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney), the Eyebeam gallery (New York), the Science Gallery (Dublin) and theMuseum (Ontario).

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