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As of recently, oxygen has been included as ingredient in various cosmetic products, added to refreshment and rejuvenation drinks, as well as used in bars and beauty parlors for the purpose of customers’ relaxation. In the overall situation of ecological crisis and the increased pollution of the atmosphere, oxygen, similarly to clean water, is becoming a matter of prestige. Futuristically designed oxygen bars, which have been become a trend since the nineties (first in Los Angeles, the epitome of body and facial care) attract those in search of relaxation, offering their customers oxygen enriched by many flavors. It is little known, however, that if oxygen reaches the brain in large doses and in a purified state, it causes effects similar to the effects of certain drugs, stimulating (and at the same time damaging) the brain cells and the heart. When pure oxygen is inhaled, it causes the accelerated release of carbon dioxide from the body. The reduction in carbon dioxide causes contraction of blood vessels which, paradoxically, prevents the oxygen to reach the heart and brain. When this happens, the control of blood pressure is obstructed, together with the ability to register pain, as well as physical and emotional stress. All this burdens and overloads the hypothalamus, responsible for controlling the pulse and keeping the hormonal and chemical balance in the body. There is also the other side of the story. The theories of oxygen bars state that oxygen is a cure for AIDS and cancer, also helping to relieve pain caused by arthritis, reduce stress and boost energy. It also supposedly helps in dealing with symptoms of hangover, such as headache; reduces sinus problems and relaxes the body. Such claims are not supported by scientific evidence. However, we could say that the astronauts who participated at the Gemini and Apollo missions are proof that pure oxygen is not harmful, as they managed to live two weeks by breathing in 100-percent oxygen, without side effects. The bar I created in the framework of the art festival that raises issues related to hedonism is a soothing environment with plants (natural producers of oxygen), enabling the visitors to enjoy inhaling pure oxygen, in a medically safe environment. The level of inhalation is limited and regulated by special bottle regulators. This lounge station, in the framework of the exhibition, strives to refresh and relax the visitors exhausted by art. Possible hallucinatory effects are also welcome.
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U zadnje vrijeme kisik se počeo koristiti kao dodatak najrazličitijim kozmetičkim proizvodima, napitcima za regeneriranje organizma, te kao sredstvo za opuštanje u barovima, salonima ljepote i sl. S obzirom na opće ekološko stanje sve veće zagađenosti atmosfere, kisik, baš kao i čista voda prije njega, postaje stvar prestiža. Futuristički oxygen barovi, popularni od devedestih godina u Los Angeles centru svijeta u smislu njege tijela i ljepote, privlače populaciju ljubitelja opuštanja, nudeći kisik obogaćen raznim aromama. Malo je poznato, međutim, da kisik, ako do mozga dođe u velikoj dozi i u čistom stanju, izaziva slične efekte kao neke droge, stimulirajući (i usput oštećujući) moždane stanice i srce. Kada se inhalira čisti kisik, rezultat je ubrzano izbacivanje ugljik dioksida iz tijela. Nestanak ugljik dioksida sužava krvne žile zbog čega kisik, paradoksalno, ne može do srca niti do mozga. U tom trenutku zakazuje kontrola krvnog tlaka, percepcije boli, te osjećaja fizičkog i emotivnog stresa. To pak tjera hipotalamus – koji kontrolira otkucaje srca i utječe na razinu hormona i kemijski balans u organizmu – u preopterećen rad. Postoji i druga strana priče. Teorije ‘barova s kisikom’ su da kisik liječi AIDS ili rak, pomaže ublažavanju boli artritisa, reducira stres i potiče energiju. Smanjuje simptome mamurluka poput glavobolje, problema sa sinusima, te opušta tijelo. Takve tvrdnje znanost ne potkrepljuje dokazima, no dokaz da čisti kisik nije štetan mogli bismo pronaći u slučaju astronauta iz misija Gemini i Apolo koji su, udišući 100-postotni kisik, pod smanjenim pritiskom izdržali dva tjedna bez posljedica. Bar koji sam kreirala u sklopu festivala na temu hedonizma pokušava stvoriti jedan ugodni ambijent s biljkama, prirodnim proizvođačima kisika, te omogućuje posjetiteljima užitak udisanja čistog kisika u medicinskim uvjetima. Udisanje je pritom ograničeno i regulirano putem posebnih regulatora za boce. Lounge stanica u sklopu izložbe ima za zadatak osvježiti i odmoriti posjetitelje umorne od umjetnosti, a nije na odmet ni njezin potencijalni halucinogeni učinak.