Kyoko Idetsu
Extreme Heat #1 「酷暑 #1」, 2026
Oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 15 3/4 in
44 x 40 cm
44 x 40 cm
KYOIDE_2026_001
真夏に玄関から駐車場までの約20メートルを行くのに息子が暑い、暑い、と騒いでいた。駐車場の前では道路工事をしてて赤い顔をした交通誘導の人が車を右に出すか左に出すかと聞いた。どちらに出てもよかったが、左の方が出やすそうなので左だと答えて車に乗り込みながら、その間も息子はしきりに暑い、暑い、と言っていた。車内はさらに暑くて息子は暑い、暑い、暑い、と言い、私はエンジンをかけてエアコンを最大にしながら、暑いのはあんただけじゃない!と言った。車の前ではさっきの赤い顔の人がうつろな目で左に行くように促していた。 In the middle of summer, my son kept complaining, “It’s hot, it’s hot,” as we walked the roughly 20 meters from the front door to the parking lot. There...
真夏に玄関から駐車場までの約20メートルを行くのに息子が暑い、暑い、と騒いでいた。駐車場の前では道路工事をしてて赤い顔をした交通誘導の人が車を右に出すか左に出すかと聞いた。どちらに出てもよかったが、左の方が出やすそうなので左だと答えて車に乗り込みながら、その間も息子はしきりに暑い、暑い、と言っていた。車内はさらに暑くて息子は暑い、暑い、暑い、と言い、私はエンジンをかけてエアコンを最大にしながら、暑いのはあんただけじゃない!と言った。車の前ではさっきの赤い顔の人がうつろな目で左に行くように促していた。
In the middle of summer, my son kept complaining, “It’s hot, it’s hot,” as we walked the roughly 20 meters from the front door to the parking lot. There was road construction in front of the parking lot, and a traffic director with a red face asked us whether we wanted to pull out to the right or the left. Either way was fine, but since the left seemed easier to exit, I said “left” and got into the car̶all the while, my son kept saying, “It’s hot, it’s hot.” It was even hotter inside the car, and my son kept saying, “It’s hot, it’s hot, it’s hot.” I started the engine and turned the AC all the way up, then said, “You’re not the only one who’s hot!” In front of the car, the same red-faced man was staring blankly, urging us to go left.
In the middle of summer, my son kept complaining, “It’s hot, it’s hot,” as we walked the roughly 20 meters from the front door to the parking lot. There was road construction in front of the parking lot, and a traffic director with a red face asked us whether we wanted to pull out to the right or the left. Either way was fine, but since the left seemed easier to exit, I said “left” and got into the car̶all the while, my son kept saying, “It’s hot, it’s hot.” It was even hotter inside the car, and my son kept saying, “It’s hot, it’s hot, it’s hot.” I started the engine and turned the AC all the way up, then said, “You’re not the only one who’s hot!” In front of the car, the same red-faced man was staring blankly, urging us to go left.