Quantum

Contemporary science abstracts natural phenomena dividing them into two categories, as particles and waves. The predicament of human perception of waves lies in its two dimensional presentation, either as longitudinal or transversal line, neglecting its volume and movement within a three dimensional world. Weather the information we perceive from the world around us is visual, audio or tactile in its nature, the medium that transfers it and represents a bridge between us and everything around us is a wave.

“Quantum” is an interactive installation presented as a package of energy known as a quantum which is given to the viewer to freely move and manipulate it within a three dimensional space so its hidden corners and edges can be discovered. Each end point of a wave gets “connected” to the observers hand tracking its position and rotation, making it possible for the wave to bend and reshape in ways that seem like it’s defying the laws of science. The problem lies in the way that we were thought on how to perceive what a wave is and how it functions. By giving complete freedom while still following all the laws of physics we can rediscover and rethink how we look at this phenomenon that is present in every moment of our lives, taking different forms and shapes and transferring information.

The piece was made for project “Wave”, organized in DOM B-612 by Stefan Stojanovic, Nathalie Stirnimann, Luka Prstojevic, Ivana Lazic and Ekatarina Mitkovic studying various visual field at art academies in Novi Sad and Zurich as well as “Techne”, a one day event masterminded by the City Guerilla and held in Magacin gallery, Belgrade. It was also exhibited at Sound Art Incubator, organized by Pogon in Zagreb.

The installation works using the Leap Motion sensor in combination with the VVVV Multipurpose toolkit for the visuals and Native Instruments – Reaktor for generating sound.

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