The history of being Electric

Jaar: 2024
Techniek installation
Materiaal: steel, electric trafo, copper, amplifiers

The fascination with electricity stems from a long history of inquiry and experimentation. Electricity can cause movement, either directly or indirectly, and can manifest as a pulse or sound. But can we actually hear electrical charges as an energy source? How does electrical charge work within the human body, and what impact does it have on us? The interplay between magnetism and electricity also raises questions: are they complementary to each other, or not? And how does movement arise from these forces? These are the questions and experiments that have led to this installation.

Electricity and gravity are connected to each other; they exist both within and outside our bodies. Perhaps they influence each other like a kind of Yin and Yang, two opposing forces in an eternal dance. There might even be a link to the proportions of the Fibonacci sequence or the golden ratio, which can be observed throughout nature. In this work, I aim to reveal the effects of invisible energy, both visually and audibly. By applying tension to copper, movement and sound are created without anything physically moving or making noise. The tension sparks action in the work, much like impulses direct and connect the body. This artwork seeks to expose the magic of electricity, the hidden charges that shape both our world and ourselves

september 20th, 2024