The artists-in-labs program and the Museum Haus Konstruktiv accommodated the topic of disorder while focusing on trans-disciplinary approaches in their cooperation project «Quantum of Disorder». The performative workshops for Art and Science on Stage marked the first experimental format of the project, exploring the boundaries of order / disorder and of sound, music, visual arts and science.
The group-exhibition «Quantum of Disorder» and its supporting program were a result of the eponymous collaboration project between the ICS/ZHdK artists-in-labs program and Museum Haus Konstruktiv. Established ordering systems and design systems, the definition of algorithms and parameters, with which certain forms are generated or functions are activated, mathematical calculations, and scientific deductions all serve as a basis for constructivist-concrete art, and for the artists exhibited. Here, the incorporation of disorder and deviation is an essential and (to equal extent) inter-linking element.
The exhibition presented a number of artists, and groups of artists, who create their works by means of new technologies and programming engendered by the interplay between order and disorder, system and deviation.
This collaboration project didn't not put forth any hypothesis, and it was not intended to convey any fining. Instead, it is to be seen as an experiment, in which issues pertaining to art encounter the process and achievements of the natural sciences. Principles of oder emerge as a common denominator, providing the basis for both artistic and scientific practice.
The exhibition presented nine artists, or artists' groups, who offer an insight into various possibilities regarding algorithmic and systematic applications. Here, the spectrum ranges from computer-controlled plotter images to kinetic installations where one geometric form is transformed into another, through to computer-generated all-over image that call our spatial perception into question, or to video recordings, in which invisible magnetic rays in a research laboratory are made visible.
The comprehensive supporting program, developed in cooperation with ETH Zurich and the University of Geneva, brought various disciplines together within talks, panel discussions, lectures and presentations pertaining to particle physics and cutting-edge robotics research, thus enabling an active exchange of knowledge.
The publication «Quantum of Disorder» was released during the exhibition and features artist interviews and texts by various authors as well as comprehensive images of the installations in the exhibition.
A collaboration project between the ICS/ZHdK artists-in-labs program and Museum Haus Konstruktiv, curated by Sabine Schaschl and Irène Hediger.
Featured Artists:
Thomas Baumann | Cod.Act | Attila Csörgő | Alexandre Joly | Peter Kogler | Pe Lang | Carsten Nicolai | Semiconductor | Troika
Events:
Alexandre Joly and Martin Pohl: «Quantum of Sound», Soundperformance at Montreux Jazz Festival 2014
Exhibition «Quantum of Disorder», 5th February – 10th May 2015, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Selnaustrasse 25, 8001 Zurich
More about the programme: www.artistsinlabs.ch/en/events