Coda
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The wave as a repository and transmitter of information is at the center of the work Coda. It appears in the form of water, sound, and light waves—interference, reflection, coherence, phase shift—phenomena that affect all types of waves. The work examines the strange laws of the wave and its ability to convey time to us differently in a ritualistic loop experiment.
In music, "coda" stands for the end of a verse or a musical movement. The work Coda is a recurring end to a verse. It is a work that deals with the wave as a universal carrier of information, with interference and emergence. In a repetitive ritual, INN (one of the three figures from Tacit Call—also part of the formula series that was part of Ars Electronica 2024) passes through a portal and a subsequent measuring area, crosses a grid of lasers, and walks past microphones. The shimmering red beam splitters are reminiscent of the experimental setups used in quantum optics, where they also deal with the wave and particle nature of light. INN holds an old flute in his hand, on which he plays a single note. Each time he passes through the portal, the microphones record the note played and preserve it in a loop. Gradually, a simple melody is formed. Since their discovery, light, sound, water and the mysterious object-waves from quantum physics have inspired our idea of causality and the appearance and emergence of the new and the uncanny ghostly disappearance (as used in noise canceling, for example) of light, movement, and information.
Coda, like the other parts of Tacit Call and Formula, is enigmatic, because the enigma marks the precise moment when we realize that we do not yet understand. My artistic interest moves along this feeling.
The wave as a repository and transmitter of information is at the center of the work Coda. It appears in the form of water, sound, and light waves—interference, reflection, coherence, phase shift—phenomena that affect all types of waves. The work examines the strange laws of the wave and its ability to convey time to us differently in a ritualistic loop experiment.
In music, "coda" stands for the end of a verse or a musical movement. The work Coda is a recurring end to a verse. It is a work that deals with the wave as a universal carrier of information, with interference and emergence. In a repetitive ritual, INN (one of the three figures from Tacit Call—also part of the formula series that was part of Ars Electronica 2024) passes through a portal and a subsequent measuring area, crosses a grid of lasers, and walks past microphones. The shimmering red beam splitters are reminiscent of the experimental setups used in quantum optics, where they also deal with the wave and particle nature of light. INN holds an old flute in his hand, on which he plays a single note. Each time he passes through the portal, the microphones record the note played and preserve it in a loop. Gradually, a simple melody is formed. Since their discovery, light, sound, water and the mysterious object-waves from quantum physics have inspired our idea of causality and the appearance and emergence of the new and the uncanny ghostly disappearance (as used in noise canceling, for example) of light, movement, and information.
Coda, like the other parts of Tacit Call and Formula, is enigmatic, because the enigma marks the precise moment when we realize that we do not yet understand. My artistic interest moves along this feeling.
Created by Paul Valentin
Music in collaboration with Jan Kuswari
2024
With support from: Erwin & Giesela von Steiner Stiftung
Paul Valentin (DE) is an artist currently based in Munich. He studied with Alexandra Bircken and graduated as Meisterschüler from the Academy of Fine Arts Munich in 2019. His works deal with perennial or even intractable questions of metaphysics, the concept of emergence or non-linear temporality and its effect on the genesis of novelty within complex systems. His work has been presented internationally at the EMAF, Sluice Biennale London, Exchange Rates New York, Haus der Kunst, Museum Frieder Burda, Museum Villa Rot, and Gustav-Lübke-Museum. His films are part of the ERES Collection.
Paul Valentin (DE) is an artist currently based in Munich. He studied with Alexandra Bircken and graduated as Meisterschüler from the Academy of Fine Arts Munich in 2019. His works deal with perennial or even intractable questions of metaphysics, the concept of emergence or non-linear temporality and its effect on the genesis of novelty within complex systems. His work has been presented internationally at the EMAF, Sluice Biennale London, Exchange Rates New York, Haus der Kunst, Museum Frieder Burda, Museum Villa Rot, and Gustav-Lübke-Museum. His films are part of the ERES Collection.
Coda is a meticulously crafted, hypnotic CG video, exploring waves as profound carriers of information and meaning. Through an immersive experiential setup involving waves as water, sound, and light, intertwined with reflections, interference, and ritualistic repetition, it poetically expresses life as an enigma. The symbolic passage of a figure through laser grids and microphones forms a haunting, evolving melody, bridging quantum physics and artistic inquiry. Timeless and thought-provoking, Coda continuously opens new perspectives, respecting viewer autonomy while deeply engaging us in a haunting meditation on existence, and our endless pursuit of understanding phenomena.
Coda is a meticulously crafted, hypnotic CG video, exploring waves as profound carriers of information and meaning. Through an immersive experiential setup involving waves as water, sound, and light, intertwined with reflections, interference, and ritualistic repetition, it poetically expresses life as an enigma. The symbolic passage of a figure through laser grids and microphones forms a haunting, evolving melody, bridging quantum physics and artistic inquiry. Timeless and thought-provoking, Coda continuously opens new perspectives, respecting viewer autonomy while deeply engaging us in a haunting meditation on existence, and our endless pursuit of understanding phenomena.