New version of capacitive body for the new talents biennale cologne 2010:
http://www.newtalents-cologne.de
Team:
Martin Hesselmeier (http://www.martinhesselmeier.com)
Andreas Muxel (http://www.andreasmuxel.com)
Thanks to:
Jochen Heufelder / Curator Art and Media
Anne Mager / Curatorial Assistent
Kerstin Ziehe / Museum Schnuetgen
Dirk Lellau / Text Catalogue
Lyoudmila Milanova / Support Video Documentation
Christian Gaiser / Support Setup
URL:
http://capacitivebody.andreasmuxel.com/
Tessel is a kinetic sound installation investigating the perception of sound and space.
The installation is constituted of a suspended and articulated topography of 4 x 2 m, subdivided into forty triangles. Twelve of them are fitted with motors and eight are equipped with audio transducers, thus creating a dynamic sonic space, evolving softly, constantly reconfigurated. The shape of the surface is transformed and synchronized with a musical composition, establishing a choreographic dialogue between sculpture and sound, while altering perception. Recalling Tinguely's poetic machines, Alexander Calder's mobiles or Buckminster Fuller's structures, Tessel is a sculpture that involves time and movement to continue the quest for a synesthetic perception of sonic and spatial phenomenons.
The name ‘Tessel’ is derived from ‘tessellation’, a term applied to the geometric subdivision of a surface into plane polygons, also known as ‘tiling’. This technique is also used by 3D softwares to allow the…
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