THESE WERE SETS OF STEEL PIPES FILLED WITH BOILING WATER, WHICH WOULD THEN SLOWLY WARM UP THE ENTIRE ROOM, CREATING A COZY AND COMFORTING ATMOSPHERE DURING THE HARSH WINTER MONTHS.

JAPAN IS ABOUT TO GET COLD VERY SOON. THIS ALWAYS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF THE OLD “RADIATEURS” I USED TO HAVE IN EVERY LIVING ROOM OF MY COUNTRYSIDE HOME.

I WONDER IF WHAT I’M SEEKING IS THE WARMTH, OR THE SAFETY THE STEEL BARS MADE ME FEEL, LIKE A WARM EMBRACE IN A DARK AND COLD ERA OF THE YEAR.

I WONDER IF THIS IS A CORE MEMORY OF MINE,
HUGGING A RADIATOR
IN NOTHING BUT A BATHTOWEL AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER.

I HAD TO FIND OUT

LE CALIN CHAUD