Quartzspectrum (architectures for the future)
white space, water and video projection through crystal ball with sound.
4m x 3m x 5m
2009
Exhibited at CSM Byam Shaw, London (September, 2009) and Hotel Central São Paulo (December 2009)
Quartzspectrum (architectures for the future)’ is a video projection through a crystal ball. The projection is fragmented by the crystal and fills the entire room. This space is all painted white and involves water on the floor reflecting the projection. The video is an animation generated by real time video software using a single white bar as a source. This bar is multiplied and moved in the coordinates x, y and z and its speed, gravity, density and quantity are manipulated through a midi-keyboard controller. The main idea is of an architecture made by light and rhythm, evoking the earlier cinematic experiments of 1920s Russian constructivist films. The sound piece is Richard Strauss’ ‘Also Spratch Zarathustra’ (2001 A Space Odissey Theme) in reverse mode and with modified speed.
