Davide Balula's Transcoding Universe at Le Confort Moderne

Davide Balula's exhibition 'le Lac, le mensonge' at Le Confort Moderne in Poitiers, France, from June 5 to August 31, 2008, explores digital paradigms through transcoding between visual and sonic realms. The show features works like 'Concrete Step Memory Recorder,' a suitcase with microphones connected to eight projectors that convert sound into light signals, which darken fax paper sheets in 'Trouble.' 'Heartbeat Exciter' uses a turntable to transmit inaudible heartbeat sounds via probes in nettle baths, affecting plant growth. 'Cant' Remember the Speed of the Blast' displays remnants of a 20,000-firecracker explosion during the opening, with a synthetic tinnitus prolonging the detonation. The 'Flaques' series freezes liquid surface ripples caused by projectiles using glass panes on wooden lintels. 'Echo Kicked Drum' replaces a drumhead with a shattered mirror, evoking resonance through light refractions. '360 Transparent' features an electric guitar on a chair with amplifiers replaying a live concert with the artist's voice erased. The exhibition meditates on absence and time through technical recomposition.