How do we, as humans, relate to other forms of intelligence? Composer and audiovisual artist Zeno van den Broek poses this question at a moment when, due to the emergence of its artificial counterpart, it has become more urgent than ever. He composed Ways of [ ] for two leading musical ensembles – HIIIT and …
read moreThere’s a certain tension between the detail and the whole in human perception. This tension is most apparent in Moiré patterns. When the amount of detail becomes too much to handle, our focus shifts to the overarching structure. Through gradual shifts in informational density, Obfuscate invites us to reflect on the way we experience sensory …
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Our lives have become more and more intertwined with complex systems like the internet. These systems seem to have developed some kind of sentience of their own, and behave almost like an organism or ecosystem. This unpredictability is enticing, but the resulting lack of control can be difficult to manage. As with most complex systems, …
read moreMonitor is a composition meant to add to the experience of watching Robert Ryman’s painting of the same name. Robert Ryman developed his painting technique to create works that simply present their materials. Similarly, this composition simply presents its material: sound. Similar to Ryman’s work, which interacts with ambient light, the listener’s environment plays an …
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