Curated by Vinciane Despret and Nicolas Donin Produced by Centre Pompidou (Joséphine Huppert) and Pro Helvetia
Truce: Strategies for Post-Apocalyptic Computation by Robin Meier and Ali Momeni (2009)
Adaptation by Robin Meier for live Dhurpad and Ondes Martenot with Nirmalya Dey and Christine Ott, November 2021, Centre Pompidou, Paris.
In their seminal paper “Flying in Tune: Sexual recognition in mosquitoes”, Gabriella Gibson (University of Greenwich) and and Ian Russell (University of Brighton) discovered an inspiring phenomenon: male mosquitoes synchronise their buzzing frequency to match that of a female mosquito. The authors suggest that this phenomenon facilitates the mosquitoes’ ability to copulate mid-flight.
Nirmalya Dey, pandit of the Indian vocal tradition of Dhrupad and Christine Ott, renown virtuoso of the Ondes Martenot instrument, harness this curious musical behaviour. During a forty-minute interspecies improvisation, they encounter and harmonise with three live mosquitoes. Listening to each other, each musician enables and gives voice to the others as they tune in and out of unison.
Special Thanks go to philosopher Vinciane Despret who invited this performance during her residency at the Centre Pompidou, Nicolas Donin (IRCAM) for moderating the conversations, Bernard Fort for his inspiring talk on bird songs, Joséphine Huppert (Centre Pompidou) and the Service de la Parole for the production, Mylène Weill and Sandra Unal (Université de Montpellier) for breeding the mosquitoes, Gabriella Gibson for her valuable advice and last but not least Lionel Feugère (University of Greenwich) for preparing the mosquitoes, his presence and scientific advice.
Thanks also to Centre Pompidou, IRCAM and Pro Helvetia for their financial support and Laurent Dumas / Emerige Collection for lending the work.
Robin Meier Wiratunga, André Gwerder, Guy AmichayCurated by Anna Wirz-Justice, Marilyne Andersen, Sarah Kenderdine and Giulia BiniProduced by EPFL Pavilions and Audemars Piguet Art CommissionEditing: Mariko Montpetit. Camera: Nikolai Zheludovich. Sound: Robin Meier WiratungaScientific support: Anchana Thancharoen and Guy Amichay
Robin Meier Wiratunga, André Gwerder, Guy AmichayCurated by Anna Wirz-Justice, Marilyne Andersen, Sarah Kenderdine and Giulia BiniProduced by EPFL Pavilions and Audemars Piguet Art CommissionEditing: Mariko Montpetit. Camera: Nikolai Zheludovich. Sound: Robin Meier WiratungaScientific support: Anchana Thancharoen and Guy Amichay
During la Nuit Blanche in Paris, Dream Machine transformed the Paris Art Lab pavilion into a hypnotic sound installation. This concert-installation channeled the ghosts of Brion Gysin, Marian Zazeela and La Monte Young propagating clouds of psychedelic beat culture into
During la Nuit Blanche in Paris, Dream Machine transformed the Paris Art Lab pavilion into a hypnotic sound installation. This concert-installation channeled the ghosts of Brion Gysin, Marian Zazeela and La Monte Young propagating clouds of psychedelic beat culture into
Robin Meier: Algorithmic composition for “Offspring” by Pierre Huyghe (Sensor based, self-generative system for sound and light machine)Computer, SoftwareRome and Paris 2019Commissioned by Pierre Huyghe StudioPhoto credit: Anne Stenne Satie Variations is a generative composition commissioned by Pierre Huyghe for
Robin Meier: Algorithmic composition for “Offspring” by Pierre Huyghe (Sensor based, self-generative system for sound and light machine)Computer, SoftwareRome and Paris 2019Commissioned by Pierre Huyghe StudioPhoto credit: Anne Stenne Satie Variations is a generative composition commissioned by Pierre Huyghe for
Robin Meier: Collective Feeding, 2019 Performance for 2 wind instruments, 2 megaphones, wild crows, rice, eggs. Duration ca. 20 minutes Curated by Natasha Ginwala Flute: Johan Peiris, Sax: Akeel V Produced by Pro Helvetia and Colomboscope Special thanks to Kaeli Swift for
Robin Meier: Collective Feeding, 2019 Performance for 2 wind instruments, 2 megaphones, wild crows, rice, eggs. Duration ca. 20 minutes Curated by Natasha Ginwala Flute: Johan Peiris, Sax: Akeel V Produced by Pro Helvetia and Colomboscope Special thanks to Kaeli Swift for
A contribution by Bastien Gallet and myself to a special issue of Architectural Design (Volume 87, Issue 4 – July 2017) edited by Skylar Tibbits, “AD Autonomous Assembly: Designing for a New Era of Collective Construction“. PDF link below:
A contribution by Bastien Gallet and myself to a special issue of Architectural Design (Volume 87, Issue 4 – July 2017) edited by Skylar Tibbits, “AD Autonomous Assembly: Designing for a New Era of Collective Construction“. PDF link below:
Synchronicity (Thailand) is shown at Arsenal Contemporary NY – 214 Bowery – from 6 March to 22 April 2018. Press Release Article in Whitewall 39 must-see shows in artnet Thank you Pierre and Anne-Marie Trahan, Isabelle Kowal, Loreta Lamargese, Elise Gallant and last
Synchronicity (Thailand) is shown at Arsenal Contemporary NY – 214 Bowery – from 6 March to 22 April 2018. Press Release Article in Whitewall 39 must-see shows in artnet Thank you Pierre and Anne-Marie Trahan, Isabelle Kowal, Loreta Lamargese, Elise Gallant and last
Curated by Shazeb Shaikh Produced by Pro Helvetia and Story of Foundation Thanks to Eric Michel (Paris Observatory), Luc Labenne (Labenne Meteorites), Matthieu Gounelle (Paris Museum of Natural History) and SVARAM (Pondicherry Musical Instruments and Research) Workshop Satellite Sonata was a musical
Curated by Shazeb Shaikh Produced by Pro Helvetia and Story of Foundation Thanks to Eric Michel (Paris Observatory), Luc Labenne (Labenne Meteorites), Matthieu Gounelle (Paris Museum of Natural History) and SVARAM (Pondicherry Musical Instruments and Research) Workshop Satellite Sonata was a musical
Robin Meier and André Gwerder 2017 Exhibited at MSU Broad Museum East Lansing, Michigan Group exhibition: The Transported Man, April 29 – Oct 22 2017 Curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler Supported by MSU Federal Credit Union, the Swiss Arts Council Pro
Robin Meier and André Gwerder 2017 Exhibited at MSU Broad Museum East Lansing, Michigan Group exhibition: The Transported Man, April 29 – Oct 22 2017 Curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler Supported by MSU Federal Credit Union, the Swiss Arts Council Pro
For the 11th Shanghai Biennale RAQS invited me to show Song for Ghost Travellers and Fossil Records. What an amazing experience and fascinating exhibition! Very happy to have met so many new artists, curators, writers and most of all friends. I
For the 11th Shanghai Biennale RAQS invited me to show Song for Ghost Travellers and Fossil Records. What an amazing experience and fascinating exhibition! Very happy to have met so many new artists, curators, writers and most of all friends. I