Sunday, April 15, 2007

Plastic air bag arch 塑膠氣囊拱門

This gaudy plastic air bag arch once erected needs an air pump to constantly pump air into its huge belly, or it will collapse very quickly.

The noisy groan generated by the pump will never cease day and night, and will last as long as the arch itself lasts.
In a place where power is unavailable, a diesel electricity generator is required to supply the needed power, adding into the scene noises and air pollution.
What's the price, tangible and intangible, paid for a showy ornament? Wouldn't there be any other more balanced choice?
此一浮華的塑膠氣囊拱門架起來之後,便需使用打氣機不斷充氣,不然它很快就會垮掉.
打氣機產生的嘈雜吼聲日夜不歇,只要拱門不拆,這吼聲就會持續不斷.
在沒有電力供給的地方,便須加裝一台柴油發電機來供給動力,增加現場噪音和空氣污染.
為了一個虛華的擺飾,需要付出多少有形和無形的代價?有沒有別種更平衡的選擇?

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