The Crawler, 2024
101.9 x 91.5 x 1200 cm
Courtesy of the Artist; Pilar Corrias, London
This series features three kinetic sculptures inspired by W. Grey Walter’s early robots, designed to explore brain electrical activity. Each sculpture consists of a unique object moving vertically along a straight track. The objects vary in shapes and sizes, with each containing its own engine and brain system. The distinctive feature of these sculptures is their glass shell exteriors, crafted in the form of masks using either blown or cast glass techniques. As the objects travel up and down their tracks at varying speeds, they create a dynamic visual display. The movement is complemented by integrated bulbs that flash with changing intensity and colors. These light variations are not random but respond to received data, likely from sensors or programmed inputs.
Tino Sehgal, [untitled] [for Philippe], 2024
Dancers/Singers: Chris Scherer, Margherita D’Adamo, Louise Höjer, Vera Pulido, Sandhya Daemgen, Leah Katz, Thomas Proksch, Hanako Hayakawa, Emma Mann
Two dancers-singers move through the exhibition rooms using their voices to trigger and accompany elements of Parreno’s work. Each room is activated, one after the other, by the dancers’ presence, their voices, and movements. This interaction is conceived as a single changing layer of the exhibition. By engaging both the visitors and the works through moments of encounter these scenes introduce direct human interaction into the otherwise technologically driven environment, adding a variable dimension to the choreography of voices, data, and space.
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Voices, 2024
(VSO) Language with Susane Daubner
Conlangers: David J. Peterson with Jessie Sams
Speech Generation/Voice Cloning: Pierre Lanchantin
Sound Design: Nicolas Becker with Lexx
Courtesy of the Artist; Susanne Daubner; Haus der Kunst München
The exhibition showcases a pioneering cybernetic voice system that speaks in a novel, evolving language called ∂A. This dynamic language adapts continuously based on environmental data collected from an array of sensors installed in an almond grove in Spain’s Tabernas desert. The voice, modelled after that of the ARD anchor-woman Suzanne Daubner, alternates between speaking, whispering, and humming, creating a melodic and soothing tone reminiscent of distant thunder. The cybernetic structure’s sensory network includes weather instruments, air quality monitors, geological sensors, and communication devices. This comprehensive array allows the system to perceive its surroundings in ways that surpass human capabilities, translating environmental data into unique linguistic expressions. The system can mimic emotional states based on environmental changes, adopting a melancholic tone in response to detected environmental degradation or during quiet, contemplative periods of data analysis. Its translations into human languages are poetic, always seeking the most evocative way to convey its observations, creating a bridge between its unique perceptions and human understanding.