The Source Works

Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec Virtual Hole - Sun 1:1 (2011) Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec%u2019s installation, Virtual Hole - Sun 1:1 (2011) invites audiences to experience the Sun%u2019s intricate radiance through a full-spectrum indoor simulation, occurring synchronously with the ever-changing sunlight directly outside the exhibition space. A sensor on the roof of the building feeds the amplitude, color temperature and diffusion of sunlight into a synthetic environment that analyzes and mirrors these subtleties. One%u2019s architectural confines are intended to dissolve, allowing the immaterial, transitory surroundings to saturate the dwelling.

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Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand Memory Vapor In Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand%u2019s Memory Vapor (2011), visitors will encounter another kind of extraterrestrial light, a ubiquitous cascade of subatomic particles, known as cosmic rays. Customarily beyond the reach of the senses, ionized nuclei, protons, electrons, as well as more exotic antiprotons and gamma-ray bursts continuously arrive to Earth from outer space. Most of this subatomic cascade does not even originate in the solar system, but from within our galaxy, and the fastest, highest energy particles are likely catapulted from extragalactic supernovas or active black holes. Within the low temperature gas (-200 %uFFFDC) of the Memory Vapor installation, these cosmic rays are rendered visible as they are trailed by threads of condensation droplets. A white laser sheet scans and illuminates the emerging droplets, transforming the gas into a dynamic prism that vastly extends the spatio-temporal perception of particle trajectories.

The installation Memory Vapor by Evelina Domnitch en Dmitry Gelfand will only go live once a week (on Saturdays 13:00-17:00), due to a limited supply of liquid nitrogen.
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Paul Prudence and Francisco L%uFFFDpez Bioacoustic Phenomena (2010) Bioacoustic Phenomena (2010) immerses audiences in the primordial waters where light-imbued matter first came to life. A collaboration between generative video artist Paul Prudence and composerbiologist Francisco L%uFFFDpez, this audiovisual installation imagines the delicate cellular dynamics that marked the inauguration of the biosphere. Akin to the subatomic particles in Memory Vapor, specifically evolving entities come in and out of existence, sparking a sense of the thin line dividing living and inanimate matter. Each of these artworks brings into focus the invisible source of it all, and the foundation of all visibility.