Temporary video presentation
The starting point for the discussion round "Experiencing the Universe" on February 27th is the video installation One Hundred Thousand Suns (2023) by Rohini Devasher. This work is juxtaposed with the film Gravity's Tune (2023) by the German artist Annika Kahrs, which will be shown at the PalaisPopulaire from February 26th to March 2nd, 2025. Both films open up new perspectives on the universe through image and sound.
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Still: Annika Kahs, Gravity’s Tune (2023)
In Gravity's Tune, which premiered at the Schering Foundation in 2023, the artist interprets acoustic recordings from astrophysics. These acoustic signals make it possible to make gravitational waves, such as those created by colliding black holes, audible.
By interpreting an "extraterrestrial" sound, the artist opens up access to inaudible and barely imaginable (sound) worlds on the one hand and points out the possibilities but also the limits of what can be heard on the other.
For her video work, the artist worked closely with composer Louis d’Heudières as well as musicians from Los Angeles and researchers from LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory), which, according to physicist Dr. Keith Thorne, can be considered the “quietest concert hall on earth” thanks to the extraterrestrial signals.
The video is in English, with German subtitles.
