Rudolf Wakolbinger's 'Expansion of the Universe' Sound Installation Debuts in Florence
Austrian artist Rudolf Wakolbinger's sound installation 'Expansion of the Universe' is presented for the first time in Italy at Le Murate. Progetti Arte contemporanea in Florence, from February 23, 2017, for one month. The work reworks thousands of NASA microwave scans of the universe into a 13.8-minute composition played through 216 speakers, corresponding to the 13.8 billion years from the Big Bang to the present. The installation debuted at Ars Electronica Festival 2016 in Linz. It is presented by Le Murate in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum. The project draws inspiration from the Illustris simulation by MIT, completed in 2013, which visually recreated galaxy formation.
Key facts
- Rudolf Wakolbinger is an Austrian artist born in 1983.
- Expansion of the Universe uses thousands of NASA microwave scans of the universe.
- The composition is 13.8 minutes long, representing 13.8 billion years from the Big Bang.
- The installation uses 216 speakers.
- It debuted at Ars Electronica Festival 2016 in Linz.
- The Italian debut is at Le Murate. Progetti Arte contemporanea in Florence from February 23, 2017, for one month.
- Presented in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum.
- The project references the Illustris simulation by MIT from 2013.
Entities
Artists
- Rudolf Wakolbinger
Institutions
- NASA
- Ars Electronica Festival
- Le Murate. Progetti Arte contemporanea
- Austrian Cultural Forum
- MIT
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Linz
- Austria