ARTFEED — Contemporary Art Intelligence

Himali Singh Soin's Performance Examines Virginia Woolf's The Waves Through Improvisation

exhibition · 2026-03-19

Himali Singh Soin presented a performance titled The Particle and the Wave that responded to Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves. The work contrasted an algorithmic audio-visual representation of the book's 1,265 semicolons with improvised elements and marginalia commentary. This exploration considered the literary work as a mechanism for enduring legacy. The performance occurred during an evening event, with subsequent discussion by an ensemble group.

Key facts

  • Himali Singh Soin performed The Particle and the Wave
  • The performance engaged with Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves
  • It contrasted algorithmic representation with improvisational elements
  • The work examined books as vehicles for immortality
  • Discussion followed the performance the next day

Entities

Artists

Sources