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Dear spectrers,<br>
<br>
Here is some infos about my last work - Axis Mvndi - that tries to
explore some important concepts in radio art:<br>
the usage of radio waves at a cosmic scale and brodcasting whithout
receiving.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Nicolas<br>
<br>
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<b>AXIS MVNDI</b><br>
Cosmic radio sculptures<br>
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<a href="https://nimon.org/en/axismvndi">https://nimon.org/en/axismvndi</a><br>
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Axis Mvndi is a device that sends radio waves in space in order to
draw shapes at a cosmic scale. <br>
By playing on the movement of a dish antenna, ancient cosmological
models <br>
are materialized into space and become autonomous shapes in infinite
movement. <br>
Axis Mvndi proposes a theoretical and artistic shift on the use of
the electromagnetic spectrum <br>
through the broadcasting of waves that will never be received. <br>
They are used for their greater specificity: their traveling at the
speed of light.<br>
<br>
The shapes drawn by Axis Mvndi correspond to representations of the
universe <br>
imagined during antiquity: Babylonian constellations, seas of the
Hindu cosmic egg, <br>
Greek burning wheels or Norse Yggdrasil. Using modern techniques to
project these figures in space, <br>
Axis Mvndi is positioned as a poetic realization of these ancient
representations.<br>
<br>
The installation is centered around a motorized 2m parabolic dish
antenna. <br>
This antenna is rotating continuously, broadcasting waves in the
desired direction to achieve <br>
the drawing of a cosmological form. On a wall, a video projection
follows in real time the course of waves. <br>
Anthropological and scientific documentation on cosmological
representations is displayed on another wall.<br>
<br>
The antenna, mounted on a rotor, is oriented horizontally and
vertically according to the shape <br>
of the cosmological model executed. The installation plays on the
orientation of the antenna <br>
and the duration of emission of the wave, depending on the position
and the orientation <br>
of the emission location on Earth: the movement of the antenna is
superimposed on the movement of the earth. <br>
This movement is the only apparent action and places the broadcast
in a reality perceptible to the visitor. <br>
<br>
A video projection displays and explains the current process. It
allows to visualize the model <br>
that Axis Mvndi is reproducing and the path of the waves already
emitted to realize it. <br>
Nearby a wall documents the context of emergence and retraces the
history of the cosmological models <br>
executed by Axis Mvndi: tables containing texts, diagrams and
sketches made by the artist <br>
following the anthropological researches carried out.<br>
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More infos:<br>
<a href="https://nimon.org/en/axismvndi">https://nimon.org/en/axismvndi</a><br>
Video documentation:<br>
<a href="https://vimeo.com/366461008">https://vimeo.com/366461008</a><br>
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Exhibited in Acces(s) - Pau - France<br>
<a href="https://acces-s.org/">https://acces-s.org/</a><br>
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