{"id":25949,"date":"2018-10-23T12:52:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T04:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/moben\/2018\/10\/23\/this-torch-is-now-in-our-hands\/"},"modified":"2020-07-24T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T06:35:33","slug":"this-torch-is-now-in-our-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/zh-hans\/2018\/10\/23\/this-torch-is-now-in-our-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This Torch is Now in our Hands!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This torch is the main light of the space, up to 5 public address speakers surround the statue (the number commensurate to the exhibition space size). The loudspeakers diffuse the excerpts of the U.S. President talk. The statue light reacts to the sound: the light intensity is stronger when nobody is speaking, and it becomes lower when Trump&#8217;s voice is heard. The higher the voice, the lower the light. The statue is like a bird, covered with feathers. We understand quickly that the feathers are just glued with tar. In an extended version, we can imagine 5 fans making feathers flying like a tornado around the statue, full Trump&#8217;s address: https:\/\/youtu.be\/3ZxsuGEL6yE (after 7&#8242;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_closeup-copy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25938\" src=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_closeup-copy.webp\" alt=\"The torch in our hands\" width=\"597\" height=\"684\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25941\" src=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut-817x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut-817x1024.webp 817w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut-768x962.webp 768w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut-700x877.webp 700w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_s_cut.webp 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25944\" src=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml-887x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml-887x1024.webp 887w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml-260x300.webp 260w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml-768x886.webp 768w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml-700x808.webp 700w, https:\/\/benayoun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Torch3_sml.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/a> This torch is the main light of the space, up to 5 public address speakers surround the statue (the number commensurate to the exhibition space size). 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