6281 is an electro-acoustic installation that explores the relationship between the lighting source, space and sound. Processed audio signals are fed into powerful amplifiers, which bring the coils of large light bulbs (1000W) in an excited state so that they produce an acoustic, audible vibration. The sonorities are strange, while the tungsten and glass materials of the bulbs act like rich but band-limited filters. The bulbs are telling their story, while the audible spectrum ranges from wind gusts to purely synthetic tones. The sound is almost tangible; the light results from the sound, which has an expressive, profound visual echoing.

Alexandre Burton, a member of Artificiel and one of the creators of this work, will make a new sound composition for the Lighting Guerrilla festival.

Artificiel is a creative studio producing artworks by means of digital technologies. The works range from installation to performance, and they are presented as exhibitions, stage-based shows, or site-specific interventions. Each of their projects integrates sound art, visual art, software/hardware design and context.

Burton, Lakatos, Malaterre and Roy, the members of the Artificiel group, participated with their projects at festivals of contemporary and/or digital art (e.g. Mutek, Monument National, Montreal; dis-patch, Belgrade, Serbia; Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria) throughout Europe, in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.

 

In the time of the Lighting Guerrilla festival, the Križanke Church will be opened daily from 6 to 11.30 pm. Mondays closed. Until 15 June 2013.