Heated Rock Prototype
Heated Rock Prototype
Heated Rock Prototype © N.M.Gandolfi
The hot rock prototype is an installation combining a rock taken from the Future Island stone field and a heating system connected to a solar panel on the roof of the Central International Pavilion in Giardini. The rock has been travelling from Sweden to meet the visitors of the biennale.
Heated Rock Prototype © N.M.Gandolfi
Touching the rock creates a communal experience. It is both literal and symbolic. It is the elemental component of ‘Future Island’ which creates an immediate physical experience of global warming and a physical link to the project in construction. Just like the intention of ‘Future Island’ project, the installation engages the public into a discussion on climate change. The hot rock is a conversation piece including not only the visitors and the authors, but also all the actors, commissioners and funders which have been part of the journey so far.
Heated Rock Prototype © N.M.Gandolfi
COMPONENTS & Items
Rock from Future Island project – Granite - Weight: 2300 kg
/ Drilled pipe cavities
/ Cement filler insuring heat transfer
Heat Pump © N.M.Gandolfi
Pumping station:
Pump - Grundfos-ALPHA3 25-40 180
/ Controller panel for split pressurized solar hot water system - type: SR25
/ Power supply: 220V
/ Pressure gauge - set @ 2 bars
/ Safety valve with discharge tray
/ Pressure release @ 9 bar corresponding to a maximum water temperature of 75 °C.
/ Expansion vessel - IMERA S4
/ Refill tap
/ Table - Stainless steel
Solar Heating System © Gaston Ramirez
Solar Collector: Electrotecenergy.se - Capacity: 165 W
/ Copper pipes
/ 4 x Glass tubes
/ Main frame
/ Air valve
/ Heated fluid temperature should reach 40 °C
Travelling Rock © OOZE 2021
Transport
/ EU pallet – Timber – Customize
/ Crate – Timber
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