Installation Setup Draft, using Dall-E, 2024

Visual Sketch, Seek Thermal Compact Pro + iphone 12 Pro, 2024

What is the concept?

What binds us to one another?

In the project The Warmth That Binds Us, I continue my longstanding exploration of the theme of thermal imagery.

I envision a large-scale media installation where the concept of "warmth" becomes both visually and physically tangible.

At the center of the project is a thermal video, recorded over several months using various smartphone-compatible thermal cameras. These videos capture moments with my 3-year-old son, my partner, and my Korean guest worker parents—walking along the beach, cuddling on the couch, or cooking dinner in the kitchen.

Concept Sketch, comparing the different aesthetics of the techniques, 2024

Thermal Imaging Tests (left), Opaque Materials (right)

Technical Setup Sketch, 2024

How will the project be technically realized?

Thermal cameras detect infrared radiation emitted by our bodies, regardless of gender, skin color, or creed. This technology reveals an intimate, invisible layer of our deepest connections to one another.

The thermal videos will be projected into the space and combined with translucent materials, transforming clear contours into abstract, blurred colors and shapes. Simultaneously, infrared heating blankets will be used to provide physical warmth for the visitors.

Why should the project be realized?

"That physical and emotional warmth are closely linked in the brain may, according to Williams and Bargh (Science, Vol. 322, p. 606, 2008), stem from positive experiences in infancy. A mother not only keeps her child warm but also provides a sense of safety and trust. 'The feeling of warmth evoked by a hot cup of coffee or a warm bath may activate these memories in the brain,' the authors write in Science."
— Tina Baier (2010), Süddeutsche Zeitung

In a time of political division, cultural fragmentation, and technological acceleration, this project critically examines human coexistence in a (post-)migrant society. It seeks to foster transcultural reflection and transgenerational healing—a search for interpersonal warmth and connection.

Installation Setup Draft, using Dall-E, 2024

Visual Sketch, Seek Thermal Compact Pro + iphone 12 Pro, 2024

What is the concept?

What binds us to one another?

In the project The Warmth That Binds Us, I continue my longstanding exploration of the theme of thermal imagery.

I envision a large-scale media installation where the concept of "warmth" becomes both visually and physically tangible.

At the center of the project is a thermal video, recorded over several months using various smartphone-compatible thermal cameras. These videos capture moments with my 3-year-old son, my partner, and my Korean guest worker parents—walking along the beach, cuddling on the couch, or cooking dinner in the kitchen.

Concept Sketch, comparing the different aesthetics of the techniques, 2024

Thermal Imaging Tests (left), Opaque Materials (right)

Technical Setup Sketch, 2024

How will the project be technically realized?

Thermal cameras detect infrared radiation emitted by our bodies, regardless of gender, skin color, or creed. This technology reveals an intimate, invisible layer of our deepest connections to one another.

The thermal videos will be projected into the space and combined with translucent materials, transforming clear contours into abstract, blurred colors and shapes. Simultaneously, infrared heating blankets will be used to provide physical warmth for the visitors.

Why should the project be realized?

"That physical and emotional warmth are closely linked in the brain may, according to Williams and Bargh (Science, Vol. 322, p. 606, 2008), stem from positive experiences in infancy. A mother not only keeps her child warm but also provides a sense of safety and trust. 'The feeling of warmth evoked by a hot cup of coffee or a warm bath may activate these memories in the brain,' the authors write in Science."
— Tina Baier (2010), Süddeutsche Zeitung

In a time of political division, cultural fragmentation, and technological acceleration, this project critically examines human coexistence in a (post-)migrant society. It seeks to foster transcultural reflection and transgenerational healing—a search for interpersonal warmth and connection.