H.A.E.L...Y.X.X.S

"signal from the middle"

Joint exhibition project of
Bundes Bildender Künstler Leipzig e.V.
and the Sächsischen Musikbundes e.V.
on the occasion of the Wagner Jubilee 2008

Neuer Sächsischer Kunstverein Dresden 1/3/ - 12/4/08
Scran 30/4 - 8/6/08
artKapella Schkeuditz 4/5 - 8/6/08
New Saxon Gallery Chemnitz 24/6 - 31/8/08
Lohengrin House Graupa 2/9 - 30/9/08
 

HAEL YXXS - Umkreisung des Zentrums
"orbit", laser pendulum, 2007.......................................................................................................................
 
 
 
 
 
 

HAEL YXXS - Observatorium
"observatory", object, 2007............................................................................................................................
 
 
 
 
 
 

HAEL YXXS - Leuchttürme
"lighthouses", kinetic object, 2007................................................................................................................
 
 
 
 
 

HAEL YXXS - Mittelpunkt
"center", object assembly, 2007.....................................................................................


I am interested in Wagner, his constant "search for the center", his pervasive theatricality, his exuberance.
For the unfinished Wagner memorial in Leipzig I created a filigree superstructure
standing on the 3.10 m high pedestal. The object, a sound-image pyramid, is in constant motion.
A loudspeaker attached to a 4 m long coil spring plays Wagner's Tannhauser,
transformed into the coffee house music, and vibrates. These vibrations make him
constantly dancing around a central point. Voices of passers can be heard,
questions, curious people circle the place, hurrying people pass to hunt dogs, while the nearby weir is murmuring ......
 
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................HAEL YXXS april 2008

 

Nachricht aus der Mitte Ausstellungsfoto
"signals from the center", installation, 2008.............................................................................
 
 
 

Detail Wagnersound
"signals from the middle", installation detail, loudspeaker, sound and movement, 2008...............................



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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