Soniferous garden
performative environment
Soniferous garden is a performing environment developed in collaboration with Cecilie Fang, consisting of multiple sensors, a water circulation system, soil, liquids and live visuals. As the sensors measure the moisture, pH value and water level of the soil, the data is translated into sound. A camera is set to translate the movement of soil into live visuals on screens. The project is a result of a dialogue, forming a common ground for discussion about the extraction of soil and water.
An installation space to be activated through performance and interaction. A third place to form a community through the repetition of gestures.
An installation space to be activated through performance and interaction. A third place to form a community through the repetition of gestures.
Another failed project
Site-specific
group performance
Another failed project, a site-specific performance that was a direct reaction to the Chemical waste dump CHZJD
in Bratislava- Vrakuňa district, where the toxic substances are potentially contaminating soil, underground water
in Bratislava since 1966. The landfill in Vrakuna Bratislava - containing hazardous waste originating mostly from chemical industry - has been contaminating the soil and groundwater for over 30 years. At the moment potentially endangering one of the biggest sources of drinkable water in middle Europe -Žitný ostrov.
We invite you to join us on an audio-visual tour through this place.
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Featuring:
Viktoria Arvayová, Adam Balogh, Silvia Binda Heiserova, Václav Janoščík, Fero Király, Celestína Minichová, Kasha Potrohosh, Volodymyr Serhachov, Martin Toldy, Boris Vitázek, Marína Abramovič Po Sebe Neupratuje
You can read more about the project in this article @mloki.sk (in Slovak)
Photos by Adam Balog, Lujza Reingraber and Lisa Achammer.
in Bratislava- Vrakuňa district, where the toxic substances are potentially contaminating soil, underground water
in Bratislava since 1966. The landfill in Vrakuna Bratislava - containing hazardous waste originating mostly from chemical industry - has been contaminating the soil and groundwater for over 30 years. At the moment potentially endangering one of the biggest sources of drinkable water in middle Europe -Žitný ostrov.
We invite you to join us on an audio-visual tour through this place.
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Featuring:
Viktoria Arvayová, Adam Balogh, Silvia Binda Heiserova, Václav Janoščík, Fero Király, Celestína Minichová, Kasha Potrohosh, Volodymyr Serhachov, Martin Toldy, Boris Vitázek, Marína Abramovič Po Sebe Neupratuje
You can read more about the project in this article @mloki.sk (in Slovak)
Photos by Adam Balog, Lujza Reingraber and Lisa Achammer.
Signalling cell
Audio-reactive video Installation/Sound
If specific sound frequencies can influence cells in our body, to what extent are we then formed by the sound that is surrounding us? Aim of the project was to create a space for listening to individual frequencies, to perceive their effect on one’s mind and body.
Drawing from biology, our bodies respond to different cues by activating feedback mechanisms
to maintain a stable internal state. Feedback mechanisms begin when there is an external stimulus that leads to changes away from the set point, that triggers the correct feedback loop. This works by the communication of cells between each other called cell signalling. Inspired by this phenomena, I was working with subwoofers to visualise the feedback between a speaker
and a microphone on a water surface. I created a cell-like looking visual responding to the visitor’s interaction,
to the external stimulus.
The installation consists of a projection of the water surface which is captured by a web camera.
A hanging microphone in the centre of the space is creating feedback with the speaker. The sound of the feedback is generating cymatic shapes on the water surface. When visitors of the installation manipulate with the microphone they will change the sound and thereby influence the projected visuals.
Signalling cell is an installation developed for the Art Machines Festival in Utrecht, 7 December 2022. The concept was inspired by a workshop on sound feedback conducted by Edwin van der Heide, hosted by Creative Coding Utrecht.
Drawing from biology, our bodies respond to different cues by activating feedback mechanisms
to maintain a stable internal state. Feedback mechanisms begin when there is an external stimulus that leads to changes away from the set point, that triggers the correct feedback loop. This works by the communication of cells between each other called cell signalling. Inspired by this phenomena, I was working with subwoofers to visualise the feedback between a speaker
and a microphone on a water surface. I created a cell-like looking visual responding to the visitor’s interaction,
to the external stimulus.
The installation consists of a projection of the water surface which is captured by a web camera.
A hanging microphone in the centre of the space is creating feedback with the speaker. The sound of the feedback is generating cymatic shapes on the water surface. When visitors of the installation manipulate with the microphone they will change the sound and thereby influence the projected visuals.
Signalling cell is an installation developed for the Art Machines Festival in Utrecht, 7 December 2022. The concept was inspired by a workshop on sound feedback conducted by Edwin van der Heide, hosted by Creative Coding Utrecht.
Visitors interacting with the installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBGuWHo1-GI
Acousmatic Garden
Light Installation /
Sound
It is estimated that technology increases noise levels in cities by an average of one decibel per year. Excessive noise has
a pathological effect on health, it is related to the growth of cardiovascular diseases, sleep disorders, increased fatigue, tension
and anxiety. Some cities are currently solving this problem by introducing the function of an "acoustic designer", who regulates
and improves the soundscape of the city by his interventions. Aim of the project Acousmatic Garden is to draw attention to this issue through an installation placed within a specific urban environment. The output of the project is represented by two designs for public lighting, which display the sound intensity of the given area in a form of light projections.
The audio-visual environment creates a space to listen, introspect and perceive our surroundings with the integration
of technology. Intersecting nature and technology, noise and silence, garden and a the city. The final form of the project is a design solution for public lighting that translates the sound intensity of a given area into light projections.
a pathological effect on health, it is related to the growth of cardiovascular diseases, sleep disorders, increased fatigue, tension
and anxiety. Some cities are currently solving this problem by introducing the function of an "acoustic designer", who regulates
and improves the soundscape of the city by his interventions. Aim of the project Acousmatic Garden is to draw attention to this issue through an installation placed within a specific urban environment. The output of the project is represented by two designs for public lighting, which display the sound intensity of the given area in a form of light projections.
The audio-visual environment creates a space to listen, introspect and perceive our surroundings with the integration
of technology. Intersecting nature and technology, noise and silence, garden and a the city. The final form of the project is a design solution for public lighting that translates the sound intensity of a given area into light projections.
Analog spaces I Rozptyl
Light Installation
Converting analog spaces is a light installation questioning the intersecting physical and virtual realities. Visualising a landscape formed by glitches and errors, merging with the visitors reality.
We are forming new landscapes, most of us have a digital lanscape reflected withinin us.
We are under constant influence of the virtual spaces, of our digital personas, of the news. How do we inhabit this landscape and how do these landscapes inhabit us?
To listen: Composition for Analog Space-1
We are forming new landscapes, most of us have a digital lanscape reflected withinin us.
We are under constant influence of the virtual spaces, of our digital personas, of the news. How do we inhabit this landscape and how do these landscapes inhabit us?
To listen: Composition for Analog Space-1
I fly above the scarred land
Glitchy stones, invisible entities
We all have a gene
leaking into the collective body
Become aware of your fingertips
Slowly extending into the network
you’re
stretching across the land in irregular, fragmented fractal shapes
your fingers are reaching from one continent to another
you’re pushing your fingers harder into the earth, engraving the soil
forming paths of communication,
we are sharing the same toxins and liquids
zero, one, space
Physiologically your body is shaped by bits
your veins are under constant pressure
of physical algorithms
Slash
heartbeat
two
breath
Bracket, the squared one
As my eyes close
Space between the lines
Glitchy stones, invisible entities
We all have a gene
leaking into the collective body
Become aware of your fingertips
Slowly extending into the network
you’re
stretching across the land in irregular, fragmented fractal shapes
your fingers are reaching from one continent to another
you’re pushing your fingers harder into the earth, engraving the soil
forming paths of communication,
we are sharing the same toxins and liquids
zero, one, space
Physiologically your body is shaped by bits
your veins are under constant pressure
of physical algorithms
Slash
heartbeat
two
breath
Bracket, the squared one
As my eyes close
Space between the lines
In the past when our ancestors wanted to communicate
They had to undertake a long cruise
on a river
they’ve been connected through water
Through water they’ve been exchanging stories
And the emotions they carried were transformed
by the tide
They simply wanted to deliver a message.
Entering this land promises more freedom
stay connected
to this feeling of togetherness
feel the moon
As a circle
a square
a blue point on your forehead
feel the light entering you
Slash
heartbeat
two
breath
Bracket - the squared one
As my eyes close
Space between the lines
zero, one, square, point
Sacrifice your roots,
enter a collective dream,
Of bodies of zeros, bits and blood..
They had to undertake a long cruise
on a river
they’ve been connected through water
Through water they’ve been exchanging stories
And the emotions they carried were transformed
by the tide
They simply wanted to deliver a message.
Entering this land promises more freedom
stay connected
to this feeling of togetherness
feel the moon
As a circle
a square
a blue point on your forehead
feel the light entering you
Slash
heartbeat
two
breath
Bracket - the squared one
As my eyes close
Space between the lines
zero, one, square, point
Sacrifice your roots,
enter a collective dream,
Of bodies of zeros, bits and blood..