Alberto de Campo and the class for Generative Art / Computational Art, UdK Berlin
VARIA ZOOSYSTEMATICA PROFUNDORUM - EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN DEEP SEA COMMUNICATION
Exhibition at Großer Wasserspeicher
Belforter Strasse, Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg
U2 Senefelderplatz, M2 Metzer Strasse
September 18 – 26, 2010, daily 14.00 - 20.00h
Vernissage : September 17, 2010, 18.00h
From a depth of ca. 700m down, the sea is completely dark, the only light sources being bioluminescent animals; it is plausible to assume that much communication in this habitat is acoustic. Inspired by the work of Louis Bec and Vilem Flusser, we created models of this communicative behavior: A number of actants ("creatures") transmit symbols ("letters") to each other, assemble them into longer chains ("words"), and sometimes express these words by emitting sound, light, or motion patterns. Some creatures generate rhythmic pulse sequences, some almost melodic phrases. Others let hues of colors flash over their skins, while others again float up and down in space in response to the conversation between them.
Artists:
Alberto de Campo (AT), Hannes Hoelzl (I), Renate Wieser (DE), Bernhard Bauch (AT), Constantin Engelmann (DE), Dominik Hildebrand (DE), Akitoshi Honda (JP), Florian Kuehnle (DE), Ingrid Ladurner (I), Karin Lustenberger (CH), Rita Macedo (POR), Naomi Mulla (DE), Sarah Rechberger (AT), Johanna Tauber (DE), Andre Wakko (BRA), Christian Zollner (AT); Peter Bartz (DE), Tiago Cutileiro (POR), Annie Goh (UK), Tobias Purfuerst (DE).
This exhibition is part of the SUPERCOLLIDER SYMPOSIUM 2010 {SOUNDING CODE}, in cooperation with singuhr e.V.