Unpredictable Forms of Sound and Motion

Unpredictable Forms of Sound and Motion engages creative contemporary perspectives on automated systems, performance, and sculpture. Curated by Steve Sacks.

Tim Knowles and Pe Lang + Zimoun
January 24, 2009 – February 21, 2009
bitforms gallery, 529 West 20th Street, NYC

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Bitforms gallery is pleased to announce its first exhibition with artists Tim Knowles (b. 1969, United Kingdom) and duo Pe Lang (b. 1974, Switzerland) and Zimoun (b. 1977, Switzerland).With several works making their international premiere, three Untitled Sound Objects by Pe Lang+ Zimoun will be part of the exhibit, along with photography, video and sculpture from the Tim Knowles “Walk” series.

Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared repetitive systems, the sculptures of Pe Lang+ Zimoun incorporate commonplace industrial objects. Pieces in their Untitled Sound Objects series transform constructed acoustic and electrical noises into reverberating ambient hums that resemble natural systems. Visually activated by a cyclical form that is entirely composed of manufactured materials, Untitled Sound Objects - 100 Prepared DC Motors and Chains in Wooden Type Cases aurally resonates in way that is similar to rushing water, rain or a gust of wind through a long tunnel. Also affixed to the gallery wall, Untitled Sound Objects - 400 Prepared Vibration Motors in Wooden Type Cases features a white minimalist grid that contain spinning metal and rubber components. A third sculpture, Untitled Sound Objects - 49 Prepared Vibration Motors generates a subtly shifting buzz of electrical feedback from bobbling black nubs at the ends of red and blue dangling wires.