Is it alive — Sono Sensing
Sono Sensing is a collective project of Alifiyah Imani & Vladimir Razhev
Category: sound installation, sound object
1. Group exhibition - Ich spüre was, was du nicht spürst, HilbertRaum (Berlin)
November 18 - November 22, 2022 / Curated by: Rhizome Laboratory (Stephanie Fenner & Miguel Canal)
2. Group exhibition - Finissage Pandora Art Gallery (Berlin)
February 17, 2023 / Curated by: Guinchi
3. Group exhibition - ThinkHalle (NEW NOW Festival - Hypernatural Forces)
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein (Essen) / June 4, 2023 / Curated by: Vivianne Lennert
Link: https://hilbertraum.org/2022-ich-spuere-was
Is it alive
Details
10 x 10 x 30 cm
Tesla coil, microcontroller board, circuitry, and sound
Is it alive is a speculative listening prototype and thought experiment based on sound, life, and electromagnetic induction. It explores the potential for sound to influence both the external environment, and of the relation(s) between sound, and the concept of a soul.
Through the plasma speaker of a DIY Tesla coil placed inside an enclosed object, listeners are provoked to wonder, whether what they are listening to can be considered a living entity? When you take something out of its presumed context, can it still have a soul? The experiment does not aim to clarify an ambiguous reading with a straightforward yes or no. It asserts the change of what exists and asks us to reflect on our own nature in order to comprehend the peculiarities between the material and immaterial forms.
Through the plasma speaker of a DIY Tesla coil placed inside an enclosed object, listeners are provoked to wonder, whether what they are listening to can be considered a living entity? When you take something out of its presumed context, can it still have a soul? The experiment does not aim to clarify an ambiguous reading with a straightforward yes or no. It asserts the change of what exists and asks us to reflect on our own nature in order to comprehend the peculiarities between the material and immaterial forms.
Installation views
Video and Sound Excerpt