A fan
Habib: This west African fan, we have exactly the same [in Bangladesh] but in different shapes and sizes. This is made out of reed. We also have this kind of thing for covering the bed, to make it cooler. The connection is that we use this for cooling us down in hot weather.
It attracted me because we use roughly the same things
– or things with the same purpose
– which is to cool your head down when you are a
little bit under the weather!
But who really cares for these things now? I have just come back from Bangladesh and every other building, it seems, has air conditioning!
Habib, The Bridge Project
