52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E / 2018 – 2016
In the interactive visual/sound installation 52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E, the body in urban space processes and analyzes the form and sound sphere of two capitals – Berlin and Warsaw. For several days, a GPS application recorded every street the author traveled, first in Berlin, then in Warsaw, including parking lots, shopping malls, and other points not always included in regular maps. Fourteen black MDF boards, covered with these laser-etched roads, illustrate the everyday, individual tracks. Thanks to the tracks, you can see how complicated, simple, geometric or chaotic the routes are. You might ask: Was the GPS signal weaving in search of a signal? What is the ultimate form of a “personal city” in Berlin and Warsaw – is it similar or perhaps completely different? The entire route in both cities was copied onto the wall of the XS gallery, and fragments of the resulting maps of Warsaw and Berlin can only be seen with a UV flashlight. To see different parts of the maps, visitors have to navigate through the gallery space, similar to moving through the city itself. Like the city itself, you end up seeing only the path in front of you or behind you-the rest is invisible.
The second element of the installation is sound. Ten vibrating speakers, mounted behind the lasered panels, play typical GPS commands such as “turn left,” “turn right,” “your destination is on the right,” etc. One command is assigned to each board. When a visitor approaches the board to view the lasered drawing, the ultrasonic sensor reacts and sends a signal to start recording. Because of the number of people and the amount of time spent looking, visitors hear a unique sound composition in the room each time.
52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E / 10 lasered gps traces on black mdf / 30 x 30 cm /
10 vibration speakers with GPS sound recordings / 10 ultrasound sensors / LAB 30, Augsburg / 2018
52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E / Glucksmann Gallery, Cork / 2019
52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E / Glucksmann Gallery, Cork / 2019
52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E / Glucksmann Gallery, Cork / 2019
Sound compositions:
52.2297° N, 21.0122° E // 52.5200° N, 13.4050° E / La Chapelle Sainte-Marthe in Montbron / France / 2018
