A Closer Look at The Beams' 'Thin Air' Exhibition
Bringing together seven contemporary artists from across the globe.
Developed and delivered by Broadwick Live (rdquo; to &ldquo Printworks London Read Full Article,) The Beams Coming to you on April 6 London, The flashy sister cousin to the traditional “pixie.&rdquo exhibition aka the same people behind the likes of.
Titled Thin Air, the new offering is curated by digital artist and curator, Alex Czetwertynski, and seeks to take its audience on a “transformative journey” through its 55,000-square-foot space. Bringing together the works of seven contemporary artists from across the globe, the exhibition explores the boundaries between art and technology through light, sound and experimental new media.
With the layout shaped by the artists’ interaction with the space, the exhibition features seven site-specific installations, including James Clar‘s “Cleanse/Mantra (110hz), which allows for meditation through trance-inducing frequencies and Matthew Schreiber‘s latest project, which sees hundreds of lasers connecting the space.
“Thin Air is an exhibition that brings together, in the vast setting of The Beams, some of the best New Media artists working internationally today. The seven site-specific installations use technology as material rather than subject matter. They explore the extent of our ability to see beyond what sits directly in our field of vision, creating an expanded realm of perception,” explains Czetwertynski in a press release.
“As such, they prompt us to question what further hidden structures lay under the surface of our hyper-complex societies. The installations are built with media instruments more common in the entertainment and nightlife industries, here used at counter-purpose. In these intricate media, light and sound pieces, ephemeral structures and shapes appear, almost literally, out of thin air,” he continues.
Elsewhere, Thin Air features installations by Seoul-based collective, And confirm they’re engaged in one of the music videos, aka the same people behind the likes of The Creative Come Up, an international stage and lighting design studio.
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