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Zimoun Sound Architectures, Sculptures & Installations Compilation Video V.3.6 / Updated: September 10, 2015 HD 1920 x 1080 px Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena in Zimoun's minimalist constructions effortlessly reverberates. More works & information: http://www.zimoun.net Next Events: http://zimoun.net/events.html Newsletter: http://www.zimoun.net/​newsletter.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zimoun/134817185765 HD Video Archive: http://vimeo.com/zimoun/videos/sort:plays _ «The sound sculptures and installations of Zimoun are graceful, mechanized works of playful poetry, their structural simplicity opens like an industrial bloom to reveal a complex and intricate series of relationships, an ongoing interplay between the «artificial» and the «organic». It‘s an artistic research of simple and elegant systems to generate and study complex behaviors in sound and motion. Zimoun creates sound pieces from basic components, often using multiples of the same prepared mechanical elements to examine the creation and degeneration of patterns.» Tim Beck «Zimoun is best compared to a watchmaker of a self-reproducing time constructing his own gauging station.» Radjo Monk «The clean, elegant sound sculptures combine visual, sonic, and spatial elements in an organically balanced entirely artwork. Using simple and well- conceived mechanical systems, Zimouns‘s work transforms and activates the space.» Jury Prix Ars Electronica 2010 «Zimoun creates complex kinetic sound sculptures by arranging industrially produced parts according to seemingly simple rules. Using motors, wires, ventilators, etc.., he creates closed systems that develop their own behavior and rules similarly to artificial creatures. Once running, they are left to themselves and go through an indeterminable process of (de)generation. These quasi autonomous creatures exist in an absolutely synthetic sphere of lifeless matter. However, within the precise, determinist systems creative categorioes suddenly reappear, such as deviation, refusal and transcience out of which complex patterns of behavior evolve.» Node10 «It is a poetic and humorous absurdity we find in Zimoun’s work, which opens up a wide, refreshing and enriching space for discoveries, associations and a multitude of approaches.» Nina Terry «The components used in Zimoun’s work are simple, functional and raw, whereas only aesthetically high-level and purposefully chosen elements and materials are used in minimalist fashion. Through radical reduction, Zimoun creates works of art which allow for a plethora of associations without being pinned down to a specific direction. Radical abstraction functions rather like a code in the background of things, thus elegantly avoiding an insinuation of direct, concrete attribution. Thanks to the abundance of mechanical activity, the range of perception, possibilities and interpretations is wide open.» Amanda Neumann «Indeed, one of the refreshing elements of this work is the immediacy with which one can understand the sound-making process, where each micro-event is present, visible, and concrete. Yet at the same time the resulting complexity of the total system, conjured before your eyes, defies any attempt to dissect it. You might find yourself feeling there is a «prime mover» at work behind the scenes, but in fact it is just the characteristic reaction of materials behaving together and in unison with the space of their activity. A magic of the real.» Xymara _ Website: http://www.zimoun.net _

Where the obstruction of light is often an unwanted artefact in projection-based AR installations, we explore shadows as dynamic canvases for supplementary projections. In defining shadow areas with your own body, visual information can be discovered in a playful way. Visual art, educative content presentation, and gameful design converge to bring forth an interactive display that augments exhibition models in museum environments. http://www.illuminating-shadows.com Music: Ten Tigers by Bonobo

An exclusive abbreviated segment from Arts InSight's Special Edition episode on artist James Turrell. As major retrospectives of his work open in Houston, New York and Los Angeles, artist James Turrell talks about his art and takes viewers on a tour of his installations in Houston, Texas.

Светильник "5*5" спроектирован в петербургской дизайн студии OIKIMUS. Основная идея проекта трансформация пространства. За основу была взята головоломка Rubik.s Snake. Объект состоит из 7 элементов. Несложный механизм соединения позволяет вращать детали на 360 градусов, а также фиксировать их между собой. Материал - фанера, светодиоды, оргстекло. Основная особенность проекта в том, что благодаря компактности, практичности, а также легкости в сборке конструкции лампа может трансформироваться как в настольную лампу и бра, так и крепиться на потолке в качестве светильника. Целью студии было создать простой, технологически несложный объект, который смог бы заинтересовать не только взрослых, но и детей. The project made in the design studio oikimus.The main idea of the "5*5" lamp is spatial transformation. Its aim is to create a simple object that would be interesting not only for adults but also for children. The object is based on a puzzle Rubik's Snake (Rubik Ernő, 1970). The object comprises 7 elements interconnected by hinges. A simple joint mechanism allows the parts to be rotated at 360° but they can also be fixed, thus allowing creation of two-or three-dimensional shapes. It can be easily transformed into a table lamp, a wall lamp or even attached to a ceiling.Material-plywood, Plexiglas, LEDs.