Valence
15th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju 2024
Modular kinetic sculpture and sound installation, aluminum, stainless steel, silicone, nylon, pneumatic automation system and sound system. Each unit 187 x 50 x 60cm.
Duration 10:10 min
Artist Harrison Pearce
Composer Steven Atkinson
Reviews
"...these forms have been mechanically reimagined and are now animated by an automated pneumatic system. The result is an immersive presentation that blurs the boundaries between human and artificial production"
"In the Gwangju Biennale exhibition, Pearce has a room full of modular kinetic sculptures made from inflated rubber forms and machine parts that rhythmically simulate the activity of the brain, with a sonic composition controlling a pneumatic system that causes the bodily organ to seem alive. It’s a hypnotic installation where sound and vision are in magical sync."
"Valence (2024) embodies a surprising organic relationship between the living and the machine. A dozen silicone masses, white and milky like bites of mozzarella, vibrate in concert in an industrial sound environment designed by Steven Atkinson."
