Time Displacement / Chemobrionic Garden, interactive generative (chemical) sound installation exploring a relationship between hydrothermal chemistry, the passage of time, and evolution of sound. The project consists of several small chemical garden formations in a water glass (sodium metasilicate) solution, to provide an insight into research on chemical processes and the origin of life. The chemical reactions are monitored by cameras to detect changes in colour and shape by means of microcontrollers. The changes affect the code for live sound generation, and slowly alter the generative drone composition pervading the exhibition space. The slow changes in sound evade the scale of human perception.
artists: Robertina Šebjanič, Aleš Hieng - Zergon & Ida Hiršendfelder
programming: Slavko Glamočanin
production: Projekt Atol Institute & Ljudmila, Art and Science Laboratory, 2015
co-production: Mochvara Gallery
Project was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and MOL – Department for Culture.
Robertina Šebjanič (SI)
Robertina Šebjanič is an artist whose work explores the biological, chemical, (geo)political and cultural realities of aquatic environments and the impact of humanity on other organisms. In her analysis of the Anthropocene and its theoretical framework, the artist uses the terms “aquatocene” and “aquaforming” to refer to the human impact on marine environments. Her works received awards and nominations at Prix Ars Electronica, STARTS Prize, Falling Walls and Re:Humanism.She exhibited/performed at solo and group exhibitions and in venues like: ZKM (Karlsruhe), CCCB (Barcelona), Gallery Cukrarna (Ljubljana), Matadero (Madrid), WRO Media Art Biennale (Wrocław), Ars Electronica (Linz), Device_art festival by KONTEJNER, Močvara (Zagreb), Art Laboratory (Berlin), Eastern Bloc (Montreal), Laboratorio Arte Alameda (Ciudad de Mexico), Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb), MONOM (Berlin), Le Cube (Paris), Eyebeam (New York), CAAM – Atlantic Center of Modern Art (Gran Canaria) and many more.
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Ida Hiršenfelder (SI)
Ida Hiršenfelder works in the fields of sound art and media art. From 2011 she is a member of Theremidi Orchestra sound collective. She and Saša Spačal are co-initiators of ČIPke – Initiative for Women with the Sense for Technology, Science and Art. With media artist Robertina Šebjanič and sound artist Aleš Hieng – Zergon she presented her work at Ars Electronica (2016). Her sound works under the alias beepblip were aired on radioCona in radia.fm.
kontakt: ida.hirsenfelder@gmail.com
