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24 minute loop; 5.1 Audio

Production: Arts at CERN<\/a> and Haus der Elektronischen Kunst HEK<\/a> for the exhibition Neue Rituale f\u00fcr das Ender der Welt.
Curated by: Anan Fries + Marlene Wenger<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

Voice: Vimala Pons
Featuring: Meryll Ampe<\/a>
Thanks to CERN research community in particular Matthew McCullough, Gian Giudice, Clara Murgui, Asar Jaradat, Alexander Zhiboedov, Pierre Freyermuth, Mike Capell and Michael Dozer
Arts at CERN: M\u00f3nica Bello, Giulia Bini, Xenia Ana\u00efs Harder and Ana Prendes<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \n\n\n

Robin Meier Wiratunga\u2019s new work emerged from a residency at CERN in Geneva, where he explored cosmological theories about the end of the universe in close dialogue with theoretical physicists. Scenarios such as the Big Crunch, in which the expansion of the universe reverses, or the Big Rip, where matter is gradually torn apart, form the conceptual starting point of the installation. While most members of western societies make sure to avoid the topic of their own mortality on a daily basis, the fact that not only our planet but also our universe will surely come to an end might offer a different kind of perspective \u2014 or even ease. With a tone that moves between surreal humour and quiet contemplation, the work invites us into an unconventional guided meditation that leads towards this ultimate horizon. Staged as an intimate group ritual, barriers between measurable, analytic and scientific realms collapse into personal, emotional and spiritual realities. In collaboration with author-actress Vimala Pons the artist designed a hypnosis-like audiovisual journey blending spoken voice, scientific research, field recordings from CERN and a hallucinogenic light environment. – Anan Fries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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