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Jesper Norda | The centre of silence
We recently stumbled upon this fascinating conceptual art installation by Jesper Norda. At first glance it would be a perfect, silent and serene place to project random thoughts into. It could be related to minimal art pieces where the light plays an important role in transformation and meaning or it could be a totally boring and uninteresting place which perhaps is completely unnoticed by the audience. But the voice of a man starts describing the space and some of the things which go on in it at the very same moment the viewer looks at it or stands in it. The man projects the scientific reality onto the space. He describes the rooms dimensions and moves on to the amount of air molecules, the weight of the air,how the air molecules behave differently when exposed to different kind of sound waves.The space is suddenly not so empty anymore. It fills with violent movement and vibration, the invisible reality reveals itself and influences the thoughts of the viewers/listeners. The voice of the man goes on about the intense air pressure in the room and the intense air pressure in the cranium of the listener and the balance between those two spaces: the state we call silence.
The centre of silence
Kalmar Konstmuseum,Sweden, 2009
Curated by Bengt Olof Johansson.
Voice (interleaved by silence, sinus-wave and white noise). White filter on window.
Video and photos by Jesper Norda | Jesper Norda website |
Depth in Design
What is depth?
Depth is the creation of something more than what is required or minimal.
Depth is something which seems arbitrary, but which you are sure has some reason.
Depth is the hidden, the unclear, the difficult, the different.
Depth is abundance and sometimes refinement.
Depth is theatre and ritual.
Depth is meaning.
Where does it fit in?
Depth is often the frustration of need, the need to know, the need to understand, even the need to accomplish a task.
Depth is an unknown force in our environment, or a smug feeling of knowing and comfort.
Depth is the lack of information, the missing puzzle-piece, removed to move the user.
Depth is an appeal to the senses, a riot of exploration, and sometimes a hint of sublime realisation.
Depth is connection and shared experience, knowledge which binds those who experience it.
(Depth is the hidden pattern revealed, the idea found, the reality discovered.)
Why are we attracted to depth?
Depth confounds our needs, denies understanding, induces anxiety.
Depth explored is a safety, we know, we belong, we are safe.
Depth is the mark of the human, a mind frozen in play.
Depth is the maze of minds, the labyrinth of meaning.
Depth is sensuality of thought, of feeling, of hope and loss.
Depth is the sublime, the delicate, the powerful, the raw.
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Jackson Pollock about technique and statement
Quote about technique and statement by american artist Jackson Pollock.
Jackson Pollock was one of the leading artists and an influential American painter in the Abstract Expressionist movement, together with Willem de Kooning.